Hundreds of polar bears are making their annual voyage to Churchill, Manitoba, where they will wait for the sea ice to freeze so they can stop fasting and begin hunting seals. Their seasonal migration to the shores of Hudson Bay is celebrated each year with Polar Bear Week, set for the first week of November by Polar Bears International (PBI), a nonprofit organization dedicated to wild polar bears and Arctic sea ice.
This year’s Polar Bear Week is focused on protecting polar bears and people. During migration, ensuring the safety of the bears as well as tourists and community members is critical. To that end, scientists are testing an artificial intelligence radar system to detect bears and alert communities of their presence.
