Photo of the Day

March 2, 2020

Polar Fire

In this photo from the March 1982 issue, a tagged polar bear scavenges a dump in Churchill, Manitoba. Located on the Hudson Bay, the town used tagging to track overly aggressive polar bears.

PHOTOGRAPH BY DAVID HISER, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION

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