Where the Polar Bears Wait
2024 · 26m · Documentary · TV Movie
In a town on the edge of the Canadian Arctic, polar bears are waiting longer for the sea ice on the bay to form. It's a dangerous change for a place known as the polar bear capital of the world.
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