Polar bears kill worker at Canadian Arctic radar site
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Polar bears live in Arctic regions like Canada, Alaska, Russia, Greenland and Norway. They are the Arctic’s top predator.
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OTTAWA - A pair of polar bears attacked and killed a worker at a remote government radar site in the Canadian Arctic, the facility’s operator said on Aug 9.
The attack took place a day earlier at the outpost on Brevoort Island, in Canada’s far north-eastern Nunavut territory, said Nasittuq Corporation, the logistics company contracted to operate the site.
“An attack by two polar bears has resulted in the loss of one of our valued employees,” it said. “Nasittuq employees responded to the scene and one of the animals was put down.”
The site is one of dozens of North Warning System outposts dotting Canada’s far north, forming a surveillance tripwire against aircraft incursions or cruise missile attacks.
The radar coverage spans over 5,000 km, from Alaska to Labrador in eastern Canada. AFP
