Assiniboine Park Zoo marks International Polar Bear Day – Winnipeg | 24CA News

Assiniboine Park Zoo held a whole weekend of actions for International Polar Bear Day, which might be happening Monday.

The weekend allowed the zoo to not solely mark the event however to lift consciousness concerning the essential function trendy zoos play within the conservation and safety of the species.

“International Polar Bear Day is a perfect opportunity for visitors to connect with our bears here at the zoo and learn how we participate in polar bear conservation to help wild polar bears in our province,” mentioned Dr. Chris Enright, Senior Director of Animal Management and Conservation.

“Polar bears are facing the threat of a warming arctic and we all have a role to play in protecting them.”

Some of the occasions included breakfast with the bears, Polar Bear Zoo Chats and a Polar Bear Scavenger Hunt.

Officials mentioned The Assiniboine Park Zoo is actively engaged in a lot of conservation science tasks on the subject of understanding polar bears’ behaviour, in addition to contributing to the conservation of the animal within the wild, together with:

• testing of non-invasive burr-on-fur monitoring tags,
• researching polar bear hair development to validate research of untamed polar bears,
• monitoring hormone modifications in polar bears, and
• mapping essential polar bear denning habitats in Manitoba that could be in danger from
  wildfires.

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