No Beary Ferry

The Canadian Polar Bear summit rapped up in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Environmentalists claiming declining populations were at odds with Inuit residents who claimed increased bear human contact. Bears may be attracted to growing permanent human settlements for foraging during lengthening open summer arctic ice seasons. The two sides were unreconcilable "They are using the polar bear as a tool to fight climate change," said Harry Flaherty, chair of the Nunavut Wildlife Management Board. Conservation measures were deferred to future roundtable discussions.