Two Polar Bears Kill Worker at Nunavut Radar Site

Two polar bears killed a worker at a remote military radar station in the Canadian Arctic last week, spurring an investigation into the circumstances of the attack. The Nasittuq Corporation, which operates Northern radar sites for the Canadian government, issued a press release confirming the death of one of its “valued employees” in an Aug. 8 attack on Brevoort Island in Nunavut. “We are working closely with local authorities and regulatory agencies to conduct a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding this incident,” the company said, adding that one of the two bears has been put down. Nasittuq has not released the name of the employee killed in the attack, citing privacy and respect for the victim’s family as the primary reasons....