The Polar Bear Debate

 For those of you who are "hunters" here are some links that might strengthen your argument: The significance of Polar Bear Hunting read until the first section titled Cultural Significance.

Also look at Polar Bear Hunters See Their Culture Melt Away, for a better understanding of how important polar bear hunting is to the Inuit culture. Read until the heading Canada Weighs Protection.

Also try the Wikipedia site. Look under Indigenous People.

For our “tourist” supporters check out Destination Churchill and how tourism is important to the town.

Also there are some facts about the polar bears themselves found here.

Take a look towards the bottom here to see how much money tourism brings to the town.

Read how tourism helps the polar bears here.

"Conservationists" look at Wikipedia under polar bears on how tourism is affecting the ecosystem.

Read the bottom heading here titled Polar Bear Conservation to see if tourism is really necessary in Churchill.

Check out WWF- Polar Bear Conservation to get a better idea of polar bear protection.

Read the bottom of the article Polar Bears in Churchill article to see how the Churchill people used to treat their polar bears.

See the polar bears migration route and the location of Churchill here

The "people of Churchill" should look at the article in which we read in class here. You will find actual incidents when polar bear scares took place.

Learn here how avoid bear attacks. They're dangerous!

See how much of a safety issue polar bears can be for Churchill at Polar bear attacks.