The Dutch and English EarthTale editions about the polar bear in the subarctic region—the western Hudson Bay in Canada—have just been released.
“Western Hudson Bay is located in the far north of Canada, in the province of Manitoba.
In winter, this enormous bay freezes over, creating a vast area of sea ice.
Temperatures can drop to –30°C or even lower, with strong polar winds and months of snow and ice.
The landscape around western Hudson Bay is tundra: a vast, open plain consisting mainly of mosses, grasses, and low shrubs.
Because the ground is frozen (permafrost), trees can hardly grow there.
During the short, cool summer—from June to August—only the top layer of the soil thaws.
Then, the area comes to life with flowers, insects, and migratory birds.
In winter, Hudson Bay becomes a hunting ground for the mighty polar bear.
He waits by breathing holes in the ice, searching for his primary food source: seals.
Without thick sea ice, the polar bear cannot hunt and cannot survive.”
Published in Dutch and English in collaboration with the wonderful experts from Ouwehand Foundation https://iucn.org/our-union/members/iucn-members/ouwehand-zoo-foundation and Polar Bears International https://polarbearsinternational.org/
