Mother and cub Polar Bears being transported by helicopter to Arctic

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Mother and cub Polar Bears being transported by helicopter to Arctic. The bears had been captured in the town of Churchill Manitoba, Canada and taken to the holding facility (jail) for approx. 14 days. Then they would be tranquillized before being lifted in the nets and taken North away from the town.

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Size: 4772px × 3179px
Location: Churchill, Manitoba, Canada
Photo credit: © Gillian Lloyd / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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