The Polar Bears of Manitoba - Nature Manitoba | People Passionate About Nature

Discovery Evening

Event Date: Monday, January 23, 2012

Start Time: 7:30 pm

Location: Franco-Manitoban Cultural Centre, 340 Provencher Blvd on second floor – Salle Antoine-Gaborieau.

Presenter: Darryl Hedman (Northeast Regional Wildlife Manager, Manitoba Conservation)

Admission: $2 for members and $3 for non-members.

Darryl Hedman’s presentation will focus on polar bear ecology as it relates to Churchill and Manitoba, the Polar Bear Alert program, and bear safety recommendations. Of the 19 sub-populations of polar bears, 13 of them are in Canada. Manitoba Conservation has surveyed polar bears in September since 1969. During the surveys, bear numbers are recorded as well as body condition and location. In addition to the surveys, Manitoba Conservation tracks about nine collared bears in Western Hudson Bay.