From Scarborough to Churchill: Reflections from a Polar Bear Guardian 🐻‍❄️📝 "My name is Erica, and as one of your Guardians of Wild at the Toronto Zoo, I spend my days caring for our four Polar Bear ambassadors. Last fall, I had the incredible opportunity to travel north to Churchill, Manitoba, the Polar Bear Capital of the World, as a field ambassador through polarbearsinternational's (PBI) Climate Alliance Program. From caring for polar bears here at the Zoo to standing in the Arctic surrounded by wild bears in their natural habitat, it was an experience I'll never forget. 🐻‍❄️ During my week along the western shores of Hudson Bay, I witnessed firsthand the changing Arctic as sea ice season began to form. Every conversation, every landscape and every wildlife encounter reinforced an important lesson: from Scarborough to Churchill, we're all connected, and the choices we make today shape the future of wildlife and people alike. One of the biggest takeaways from this experienc...