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May 7th, 2018

Protect Hudson Bay for the future (letter to the Editor)

With the largest concentration of beluga whales and polar bears on the planet, western Hudson Bay presents a spectacular opportunity to protect these animals and a vast richness of wildlife while building our economy and maintaining a treasured way of life.
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March 20th, 2018

New conservation trust holds potential

The province will create a $102-million Conservation Trust Fund intended to support the goals and objectives of our provincial climate strategy, particularly those related to conserving ecosystems and using natural solutions — such as restoring wetlands — to improve water quality.
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September 18th, 2013

Ottawa and Manitoba join forces to protect bears

Seal River watershed habitat needs protection Recently, the Manitoba and federal governments agreed to work together to increase efficiencies and combine efforts to protect polar bears in Manitoba’s north. This is good news, as this will increase the possibilities in saving our world-acclaimed populations. To help safeguard polar bears and
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June 11th, 2012

Wolves pack them in

If Volker Beckmann has his way, Thompson will be transformed into the Wolf Capital of Canada. The northern Manitoba city known mostly for mining will host the first International Wolf & Carnivore Conference in October and Beckmann hopes it will help Manitoba turn into a world leader in wolf management.
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December 12th, 2010

Churchill’s polar bears: Late freeze-up of sea ice detrimental to moms, cubs

SCIENTISTS say polar bear moms and their cubs near Churchill in northern Manitoba are suffering the worst effects of a late freeze-up of sea ice on Hudson Bay. The bears are just now setting out for the sea ice they use as a hunting platform for seals, said University of
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February 25th, 2010

Grizzly Bears Move Into Polar Bear Habitat in Manitoba, Canada

Biologists affiliated with the American Museum of Natural History and City College of the City University of New York have found that grizzly bears are roaming into what was traditionally thought of as polar bear habitat—and into the Canadian province of Manitoba, where they are officially listed as extirpated.
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December 10th, 2009

Selinger speaks on Climate, Polar Bears, and a World Heritage Site

State of the Province Address, December 10, 2009 At the State of the Province Address, Premier Selinger stated he will be working with federal and provincial leaders for Canada to be a positive force at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. “If you to want to go quickly,
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December 2nd, 2009

Province highlights polar bears, climate change in speech

MANITOBA’S polar bears have a friend in Premier Greg Selinger. So does the vast expanse of bog that covers much of northern Manitoba and acts like a huge carbon sink. Monday’s throne speech confirmed two environmental initiatives that could pay huge dividends. Manitoba will make a major contribution to establish
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