In summer, when fireweed carpets
the tundra in Manitoba’s far north,
polar bears can do little but rest.
With only opportunistic meals to
sustain them, they must rely on
their fat reserves until autumn,
when the sea-ice forms and seal-
hunting season can start anew.
IN SEARCH OF
CANADA’S
Seven days to encounter ve
charismatic species, all in just
one province: Manitoba.
Words Sarah McPherson