Remember that polar bear that was spotted last month in Fort McPherson, Northwest Territories, some 300 kilometres south of its home on the Arctic shore?  The one that wildlife officers transported back to the Arctic coast?

She’s hit the road south again.

There's one polar bear that just can't seem to get enough of the summer heat. For the second time in a month, the large female bear has frustrated wildlife officials by wandering south of her usual habitat on the Arctic Ocean.

People living along the Mackenzie River thought they had seen the last of the lost polar bear that had wandered near their communities early last month.

But after being trapped and flown more than 300 kilometres from Fort McPherson to the coast, it seems the bear simply turned around and started walking south again.

So far, it’s only made it to Aklavik, NWT, 100 km from the coast. Officials from the federal Department of Environment and Natural Resources say they have no plans to trap and remove the bear again, although they are tracking her with a satellite collar.

Someone should start an office pool and collect wagers on how far south she'll walk.

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