The Atlantic:

when people spot a bear, they call 204-675-BEAR. The 24-hour hotline reaches the staff of the Polar Bear Alert Program, who have divided the area around Churchill into three concentric zones. If the bear’s in the outer zone, the staff will try to scare it away by firing cracker shells—shotgun rounds that explode with especially loud bangs. If that doesn’t work, they resort to rubber bullets or paint balls.

If the bear is in the inner zone, where Churchill residents live and work, the staff will try to capture it.

Churchill has become a symbol of co-existence—not to mention a major tourist destination for people keen to see and photograph the bears. But conflicts are becoming increasingly common.

Churchhill is the poster child for how global warming has affected both humans and animals.