Alysa McCall

Alysa McCall is director of science at Polar Bears International, the only nonprofit organization dedicated solely to polar bears and the Arctic sea ice they depend on. She brings nearly 20 years of polar bear research and conservation experience, and currently leads the Churchill Polar Bear Smart Working Group.

The Port of Churchill’s expansion is inevitable, but destroying polar bear habitat is not

Churchill, Man., holds a special place not just in the Canadian imagination, but in the hearts of people around the world. A revitalized shipping industry can proceed thoughtfully, in a way that protects polar bears and the other wildlife that make the region globally renowned.

opinion | BY ALYSA MCCALL | April 15, 2026