Parks Canada says he had euthanized a polar bear after a skier was attacked in the Auyuittuq National Park, in Nunavut.
Parks Canada indicated in a statement that park staff have met the bear involved in this incident and euthanized it to ensure public security
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According to Parks Canada, the skier was attacked near Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Thursday, April 24 in the morning.
The skier’s health was assessed at the Pangnirtung center. He has not been kept for other tests or care
says Parks Canada.
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Also according to Parks Canada, four visitors helped the skier go to an emergency shelter and contacted Parks Canada. The park staff arrived at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, then evacuated the group into snowmobile.
-The slaughtered polar bear was transmitted to the organization of pangnirtung hunters and trappers, in accordance with the agreement on the repercussions and the advantages for the Inuit
adds Parks Canada.
Extremely rare
Parks Canada indicates that all visitors to the Yuittuq National Park must participate in an initiation on security in the Arctic Environment before entering the park.
The attacks of polar bear is extremely rare, and always possible through Nunavut.
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The Pangnirtung health center, in Nunavut.
Photo : Radio-Canada
