Scientists are mourning the loss of leading Canadian polar bear scientist Markus Dyck, who was one of three people on board a helicopter that crashed near Resolute Bay, Nunavut, on Sunday. Dyck was surveying bear populations in Lancaster Sound for the Nunavut government on the day the helicopter crashed. Lemelin said Dyck was outspoken in his advocacy for community-based polar bear management. He said the news spread of Dyck's death throughout Canada's small polar bear community on Monday, and among the many international researchers Dyck had worked with. He said Dyck's hope to do the best for both polar bears and the local community was at the forefront of everything he did.

Source: CBC News April 29, 2021 00:22 UTC