In the first such report I’ve seen this season, last Sunday a family husky living on the south coast of Labrador met a curious young polar bear in very good condition; the bear left without incident but the family captured video of the encounter. Abundant ice offshore has almost certainly brought a number of Davis Strait bears south ready to feed on newborn harp seal pups, which won’t be available for a few more weeks.
We are approaching the season described in my polar bear attack thriller, EATEN. A timely read if you haven’t seen it yet, available in paperback and ebook formats.
From CBC News (1 March 2022), the video shows that the bear was in very good condition for this time of year, especially for a young bear:
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2007704131687/
A Labrador family is breathing a sigh of relief after their pet dog walked away without a scratch after a close encounter with a polar bear.
Victoria Keefe was at her grandparents’ home in Black Tickle — a tiny community on an island off the Labrador coast, about 700 kilometres northwest of St. John’s — for dinner Sunday when her grandmother spotted something unusual outside through a window.
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Keefe said her grandmother was worried Nanuk would react poorly and the bear would lash out.
“But [he] kind of just stayed calm and the bear was smelling him over,” Keefe said. “[The bear] didn’t really know what to do with Nanuk, just as much as Nanuk didn’t know what to do with him.”
Keefe started recording the encounter, capturing the bear and its movements. Her grandfather opened the window and began yelling at it, hoping to shoo it away from the dog.
“Because this bear, the young bear, he didn’t really, I guess, interact with people much so he comes over to the window and gets on his hind legs and starts smelling at the window,” Keefe said.
Her grandparents’ housemate fired a bear banger — a loud explosive launched from a handheld tube, used to ward off bears — at the polar bear, which ran off but is still presumed to be in the area, said Keefe.
Sea ice conditions Labrador and Newfoundland
via polarbearscience
March 1, 2022 at 01:04PM
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What an incredible story! It’s not every day you hear about a peaceful encounter between a polar bear and a dog, especially in a remote place like Black Tickle, Labrador. It’s great to know that both the husky and the young bear walked away unharmed. The mention of abundant offshore ice and the bears moving south for seal pups really highlights the changing patterns in wildlife behavior due to seasonal shifts. yorkie breeders near you
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What an incredible and rare encounter between the husky and the young polar bear in Black Tickle, Labrador! It’s fascinating to see how abundant offshore ice is influencing polar bear movement this season, likely drawing them closer to coastal areas as they wait for harp seal pups to become available. It’s a relief that the situation ended peacefully, and the video must be truly captivating. This story is a reminder of how climate and wildlife patterns are closely connected in the North. Thanks for sharing this! yorkie breeders near you
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What an incredible and rare encounter between the husky and the young polar bear in Black Tickle, Labrador! It’s fascinating to see how abundant offshore ice is influencing polar bear movement this season, likely drawing them closer to coastal areas as they wait for harp seal pups to become available. It’s a relief that the situation ended peacefully, and the video must be truly captivating. This story is a reminder of how climate and wildlife patterns are closely connected in the North. Thanks for sharing this! yorkie breeders near you
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I guess, interact with people much so he comes over to the window and gets on his hind legs and starts smelling at the window,” Keefe said. dog ownership guide
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