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Wapusk National Park and its polar bear dens

Polar bears in Wapusk National Park, seen from a helicopter.
Polar bears in Wapusk National Park, seen from a helicopter. Wapusk polar bears aerial view · Peterfitzgerald · Photo source · Photo licence: CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.
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Wapusk National Park in northern Manitoba covers 11,475 square kilometres where boreal forest gives way to Arctic tundra, and protects one of the world’s largest polar bear maternity denning areas. It is on Treaty 5 territory and lands traditionally used by the Cree, Dene, Inuit and Red River Métis, and visits are made through licensed tour operators in Churchill.

Scope & context

The park as described on its Parks Canada page.

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