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    Wapusk National Park (/wəˈpʌsk/) is Canada's 37th national park, established in 1996. The name comes from the Cree word for polar bear (wâpask). Located...
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    January 2018. Vuntut National Park of Canada Management Plan. Parks Canada. 2010. Wapusk National Park of Canada Management Plan. Parks Canada. 2007. ISBN 978-0-662-47407-4...
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    Manitoba. Between 2003 and 2008, seven individuals were spotted in Wapusk National Park south of Churchill, Manitoba, an area used by polar bears for maternity...
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    the north. Wapusk National Park, located at 57°46′26″N 93°22′17″W / 57.77389°N 93.37139°W / 57.77389; -93.37139 (Wapusk National Park), is to the...
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    Banff National Park is Canada's oldest national park, established in 1885 as Rocky Mountains Park. Located in Alberta's Rocky Mountains, 110–180 kilometres...
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    primarily noted for the well-known Polar Bear Provincial Park, and to a lesser extent Wapusk National Park, as well as its vast wetlands which are used by migratory...
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  • protection. Two national parks, overseen by Parks Canada, have been established within Manitoba: Riding Mountain National Park Wapusk National Park Riding Mountain...
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    shield area contains many of their denning locations, such as the Wapusk National Park. The many lakes and rivers on the shield contain a plentiful quantity...
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    area within the Wapusk National Park, from which annual bear migrations to Hudson Bay are made. A single national park, Wapusk National Park; a provincial...
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    Grasslands National Park is a Canadian national park located near the village of Val Marie, Saskatchewan, and one of 44 national parks and park reserves...
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  • seasonal Arctic pack ices. In particular, the polar bears who breed in Wapusk National Park need to migrate to the Hudson Bay pack ice. Keller and Waller reviewed...
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    Gros Morne National Park is a Canadian national park and World Heritage Site located on the west coast of Newfoundland. At 1,805 km2 (697 sq mi), it is...
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  • Manitoba, Canada, many of these subterranean dens are situated in the Wapusk National Park, from which bears migrate to the Hudson Bay when the ice pack forms...
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    of the Polar Bear Provincial Park, and a similar portion of the lowlands in Manitoba is contained in Wapusk National Park, the latter location being a...
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    cold climate. In this region polar bears are found, denning in the Wapusk National Park and migrating to hunt for seals when pack ice forms on Hudson Bay...
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    Auyuittuq National Park (Inuktitut: ᐊᐅᔪᐃᑦᑐᖅ, IPA: [aujuitːuq], "the land that never melts") is a national park located on Baffin Island's Cumberland Peninsula...
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    Qausuittuq National Park (pronounced Qow-soo-ee-tooq, from Inuktitut meaning place where the sun does not rise) is a national park located on northwest...
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    Quttinirpaaq National Park is located on the northeastern corner of Ellesmere Island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It is the second most...
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    Point Pelee National Park (/ˈpiːliː/; French: Parc national de la Pointe-Pelée) is a national park in Essex County in southwestern Ontario, Canada where...
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  • Pascoyac, from the Pasquia River, named for the Opaskwayak Cree Nation. Wapusk National Park: from wâpask, "polar bear" in the Cree language Waskada: from the...
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    Riding Mountain National Park is a national park in Manitoba, Canada. The park is located within Treaty 2 Territory and sits atop the Manitoba Escarpment...
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    Peninsula and Rouge in Ontario. Wapusk, Manitoba, and Gwaii Haanas and Gulf Islands in British Columbia. A national park reserve is an area administered...
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    Wood Buffalo National Park is the largest national park of Canada at 44,741 km2 (17,275 sq mi). It is in northeastern Alberta and the southern Northwest...
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    Kluane National Park and Reserve (/kluːˈɑːniː/; French: Parc national et réserve de parc national de Kluane) are two protected areas in the southwest corner...
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    Pukaskwa National Park (/ˈpʌkəsɔː/ PUK-ə-saw) is a national park located south of the town of Marathon, Ontario in the Thunder Bay District of northern...
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    Peninsula National Park is a national park on the Bruce Peninsula in Ontario, Canada. Located on a part of the Niagara Escarpment, the park comprises...
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    Yoho National Park (/ˈjoʊhoʊ/ YOH-hoh) is a national park of Canada. It is located within the Rocky Mountains along the western slope of the Continental...
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    Rouge National Urban Park is a national urban park in Ontario, Canada. The park is centred around the Rouge River and its tributaries in the Greater Toronto...
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    Torngat Mountains National Park (Inuktitut: Tongait KakKasuangita SilakKijapvinga) is a Canadian national park located on the Quebec-Labrador Peninsula...
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    Regional Municipality in Nova Scotia. The island is also a protected National Park Reserve and an Important Bird Area. The expedition of Portuguese explorer...
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