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Nunavut holds public meetings on draft polar bear management plan

Posted by Greta Regan on November 15, 2018 in News

Nunavut's Wildlife Management Board is holding public meetings in Iqaluit this week to discuss Nunuvut's draft polar bear management plan. The plan is being developed as human-polar bear interactions, including fatal encounters, are increasing, intensifying debate about management priorities.

For more on this story, click on the links below.

Inuit lives must be protected over polar bears, Nunavut community says – Nov 14, 2018 CBC.ca

'So many bears': Draft plan says Nunavut polar bear numbers unsafe – Nov 12, 2018 CBC.ca

Co-Management in Nunavut  - polarbearscanada.ca