Living alongside polar bears in the Canadian Arctic - BBC World Service

In the polar bear capital of the world, melting sea ice spells transformation and danger. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM While scientists in Churchill, Manitoba, race to understand how to protect polar bears that are threatened by climate change, the town works to keep increasingly hungry bears away from its population. A story of human resilience and respect for nature on the edge of the Canadian Arctic. 00:00 Intro 01:36 Titles 02:07 Meeting the Mayor 02:55 Living with bears 05:32 Out on the Tundra 06:36 A close encounter 07:16 Pepper spray 08:00 Hungrier bears 09:26 The polar bear alert team 10:19 Trap inspection 11:07 Polar bear holding facility 12:03 Heading to the zoo 13:10 Lard and lettuce 13:35 Meeting Star 14:26 Beneath swimming bears 15:05 Bear pursuit 16:28 The problem of waste 17:18 Watching and waiting 18:05 Bear-Dar 18:38 Wildlife meets art 19:32 Coexistence 20:29 A perspective on the future 21:09 Meeting the dogs 22:32 Science in the Bay 23:21 Oil spills 24:13 The future of Churchill 24:47 A message for caution 25:38 A message for hope 26:30 Credits Check out more videos on climate change and the environment here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz_B0PFGIn4d72euQxwz0sEEIIu0VEexV Written and presented by Victoria Gill Filmed and edited by Kevin Church Produced by Katie Stephens and Victoria Gill ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like what we do, you can also find us here: Instagram 👉🏽 https://www.instagram.com/bbcworldservice Twitter 👉🏽 https://twitter.com/bbcworldservice Facebook 👉🏽 https://facebook.com/bbcworldservice BBC World Service website 👉🏽 https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldserviceradio Thanks for watching and subscribing! #BBCWorldService #WorldService #polarbear #conservation #canada #arctic