Quebec’s Wildlife Protection Agency Neutralizes Polar Bear Spotted in Gaspé Region

Quebec’s Wildlife Protection Agency Neutralizes Polar Bear Spotted in Gaspé Region
A file photo shows a young male polar bear in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area, Manitoba. Reuters/Gloria Dickie
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MONTREAL—Quebec’s wildlife protection agency says a polar bear that was spotted Saturday on the province’s Gaspé peninsula has been killed.

Sylvain Marois, southeast district commander at the agency, says the bear was found in a wooded area near the town of Madeleine−Centre, Que., later that day.