Sachs Harbour
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Sachs Harbour is a hamlet in the Inuvik Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. Situated on the southwestern coast of Banks Island in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region, the population according to
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Located on the southern shores of Banks Island
This site was closed and abandoned years ago
Sachs Harbour's population has been declining and now has approximately 104 residents
Grizzly–polar bear hybrid
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A grizzly–polar-bear hybrid is a rare ursid hybrid that has occurred both in captivity and in the wild. In 2006, the occurrence of this hybrid in nature was confirmed by testing the DNA of a unique-lo
Sachs Harbour
…muskoxen roam the island. Barren-ground caribou and polar bear are also seen on the island. On 26 April 2006, the world's first documented wild-born grizzly–polar bear hybrid was shot near the town. Since the climate has been changing, sea ice has been breaking up earlier than normal, taking seals farther south in the summer…
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Polar/brown bear hybrid taxidermy specimen on display at Natural History Museum at Tring in Hertfordshire, England
The Ulukhaktok bear
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