.........instead of a downer thread, lets try a pop quiz just for fun. Polar Bear are in the news these days, what with all the climate change folks saying they're nearly all going to starve out any second now. Not counting Alaska (Duhhhhh), which U.S. state has wild Polar Bear closest to it's border?

Maine

Northern Alaska has polar bear

Not counting Alaska Adam.

Michigan UP or possibly NE corner of Minnesota

Maine comes within about 650 miles of "normal"* Polar Bear range (*not counting oddballs that wander out of their usual range)

Lol I missed that part. I blame grandpa's cough syrup lol

Bingo! Michigan comes within about 325-350 miles of Polar Bear found along the south shore of James Bay. Michigan is also closer to wild Grizzly Bear than most think. There are the occasional Griz in Wapusk National Park, s.e. of Churchill, Manitoba.

Give us another!

Heck just come to Idaho if you want grizzlies. Ours are the snuggly type... not the mean scary ones our neighbors to the east have.

Minnesota is the most northern state of the lower forty eight

OK, here's one for ya.

Which eastern Canadian province is closest to historical Grizzly Bear range (either current or formerly occupied areas)....Labrador or Ontario?

Or yet another.......What is North America's largest and smallest members of the weasel family?

Largest is the wolverine.

Nope.

Largest land dwelling member of the weasel family

Otter an least weasel?

Fisher

Largest, Hal Sullivan.