Polar bear prison

The world's only polar bear prison is located in the Canadian city of Churchill in the province of Manitoba . It was built in 1980 and is used to imprison so-called problem bears , ie polar bears that come into the city in search of food. The animals stay in prison for 30 days and receive no food during this time, after which they are flown out. This is to ensure that the bears stay away from the city in the future.

literature

Ivars Silis, photos: Tom Nebbia: “The tramps of Churchill Town”. In: Geo-Magazin. Hamburg 1980, 8, pp. 102-120. Report on the polar bears and how to protect them on Hudson Bay. ISSN 0342-8311

Individual evidence

↑ Ralf Johnen: On the way with the polar bear police. In: Zeit Online . December 21, 2011, accessed May 21, 2017 .
↑ Canadian city expands polar bear prison. In: Rheinische Post . July 5, 2006, accessed May 21, 2017 .
↑ ^a ^b ^c Stefan Weißenborn: Churchill in Canada. Bear safari in a buggy. In: Spiegel Online . August 30, 2012. Retrieved May 21, 2017 .

[Zeit-1] Ralf Johnen: On the way with the polar bear police. In: Zeit Online . December 21, 2011, accessed May 21, 2017 .

[RP-2] Canadian city expands polar bear prison. In: Rheinische Post . July 5, 2006, accessed May 21, 2017 .

[Spiegel-3] Stefan Weißenborn: Churchill in Canada. Bear safari in a buggy. In: Spiegel Online . August 30, 2012. Retrieved May 21, 2017 .