Grizzly bears now ‘regular residents’ of Manitoba after sightings jump in recent years

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Grizzly bears are being spotted so often in northern Manitoba, a new study concludes they are now "regular residents" of this province, especially along the coast of Hudson Bay.

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Grizzly bears are being spotted so often in northern Manitoba, a new study concludes they are now “regular residents” of this province, especially along the coast of Hudson Bay.

In the March issue of the academic publication Arctic, a team of wildlife experts led by Doug Clark at the University of Saskatchewan investigated every suspected or confirmed grizzly sighting over the past four decades in Manitoba and found the big bears are being observed with increasing frequency.

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A grizzly bear captured by a wildlife camera in May 2020 near the Owl River in Manitoba's Wapusk National Park. Grizzly sightings have increased in recent years in northern Manitoba. (Submitted by Douglas Clark, University of Saskatchewan)
A grizzly bear captured by a wildlife camera in May 2020 near the Owl River in Manitoba's Wapusk National Park. Grizzly sightings have increased in recent years in northern Manitoba. (Submitted by Douglas Clark, University of Saskatchewan)

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