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Polar bears in Canada are on the edge of extinction. Here's what's being done to protect them.

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Churchill , Manitoba , is the polar bear capital of the world.

Scientists converge on Churchill because it is the most accessible point to study polar bears.

The polar bear population in western Hudson Bay is as low as 618 , approximately half of what it used to be in the 1980s .

The warming arctic is melting their habitat on the ice, changing the bears' behavior.

Churchill relies on tourism that comes from those wanting to see the polar bears.

Tourism companies are looking to pivot to protect their futures by advertising other aspects of this wild north.

"It's a scary thought to think the polar bear may not be here one day ," Dave Daley says.

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