Chapter
Polar Bear Encounter
17:35 - 24:33 (06:57)
Two hikers plan to backpack through a Canadian national park, despite little experience with polar bears, and anticipate their daily location and schedule, and Parks Canada tweaks rules to allow gun permits for those encountering polar bears.
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Parks Canada extends gun permit rules for polar bear-populated parks to researchers, licensed guides, and native Canadians.
17:35 - 21:33 (03:57)
Summary
Parks Canada extends gun permit rules for polar bear-populated parks to researchers, licensed guides, and native Canadians. Mandatory safety training includes bear spray and bear bangers.
ChapterPolar Bear Encounter
Episode123: A Strand in the Web. Torngat Mountains National Park.
PodcastNational Park After Dark
The speaker and their friend discuss their differing experiences with national park employees, with the friend sharing a detailed account of how they communicated play-by-play travel plans with park rangers since they were going to the backcountry, where rescue could be difficult.
21:33 - 22:24 (00:51)
Summary
The speaker and their friend discuss their differing experiences with national park employees, with the friend sharing a detailed account of how they communicated play-by-play travel plans with park rangers since they were going to the backcountry, where rescue could be difficult.
ChapterPolar Bear Encounter
Episode123: A Strand in the Web. Torngat Mountains National Park.
PodcastNational Park After Dark
A group of six adventurers headed towards the Labrador Peninsula, towards the end of their trip they started running low on food which resulted in one of them leaving the group for help, ending in tragedy for the rest of the group.
22:24 - 24:33 (02:08)
Summary
A group of six adventurers headed towards the Labrador Peninsula, towards the end of their trip they started running low on food which resulted in one of them leaving the group for help, ending in tragedy for the rest of the group.