Explore.org has this polar bear cam based at Cape Churchill inside Wapusk National Park. It won’t be long before even these polar bears are heading to the ice in this incredibly late polar bear season. North winds and frigid temperatures have returned to the region and the hungry polar bears will migrate out as soon as the ice supports them. This is the latest polar bears have been on land around Churchill in many years!
If you do apply for the jobs at the Churchill Northern Studies Center and take a position this could be your view from the facility. Of course this strange polar bear season has run unusually long and been on a kind of late cycle. Very soon ice will solidify for the winter and polar bears will migrate out to the Hudson Bay ice surface for seal hunting. Stay tuned for more news on the freeze – up.
View of polar bears outside the Churchill Northern Studies Center. Erika Ilse photo.
Two incredible late polar bear season photos from Katie de Meulles in Churchill! The temperatures have dropped dramatically and now it will be only a matter of time and cold before all the polar bears head to the Hudson Bay ice – pack. This has surely been the most unusual polar bear season in Churchill in a long time. What a season!
Polar bear family walking the tundra in Churchill. Katie de Meulles photo.
Polar bear family rests in Churchill. Katie de Meulles photo.
Opportunities to live and work in Churchill for the science and nature minded are available right now at the Churchill Northern Studies Center! Short term volunteer positions are available for northern lights season during January and February. If you are interested contact them here: volunteer@churchillscience.ca
The CNSC is also looking for an Assistant Director..here’s the link for all the info on the position: https://churchillscience.ca/employment-opportunities.cfm
The CSNC is at the far reaches of the road heading out through the Churchill Wildlife Management Area and out to the old Churchill rocket range. What a place to spend a couple of months this winter or possibly a longer stint as Assistant Director!
Here’s some tremendous drone footage of northern lights in Reykjanes Iceland..Natural Habitat Adventures is gearing up for another spectacular Churchill northern lights season starting in January. If this season is anything like last season we are in for another wild and amazing ride. The incessant aurora borealis captivated travelers last year as they enjoyed the show from the Aurora Pod or Aurora Domes on the outskirts of the sleepy frontier town on the shores of the Hudson Bay. The Churchill skies have been lighting up the northern lights thrill meter at an incredible rate all year long. However, the three month prime season is truly sensational. We are very excited to see what mystical happenings occur this winter in Churchill!
