Snow and cold descends on Churchill
When Natural Habitat guide Karen Walker and group arrived in Churchill this past week they found clear blue skies, no wind and calm waters. That scenario is changing as this post is being published. For all the polar bear watchers out there that is good news. As many...
Polar bears, rain, fog and snow on the way
Sometimes Churchill can seem a million miles away. Weather in Winnipeg and Churchill this time of year ...any time of the year for that matter....can be an adventure in its' own right. Unpredictable at the very least. For Natural Habitat Adventures guide Karen Walker...
Churchill polar bear season on the move
As this year's polar bear season starts to gain in momentum in and around the Churchill Wildlife Management Area (CWMA), the action out on the land is starting to heat up. Wildlife activity is building as it tends to this time of year while the early season aurora...
Lights shine on opening nights
Impressive aurora borealis displays have graced the skies over Churchill this past week with incredible waves of green reflecting off the foamy Hudson Bay below. While the polar bear season is just getting started, the northern lights are stealing the show like never...
Another season underway!
Nearly 1000 polar bears will inhabit the coastal region around Churchill, MB this October and November...and in fact some have already meandered into the area. Three times or more that number of people will make their way to Churchill to not only get a look at these...
Polar bear season coming!
In Churchill every season is polar bear season. True "Churchillians"..er, that is "locals"...never stop thinking about polar bears. It would be truly unwise to do so. A constant guard has to be maintained living in this frontier town. Other than the heart of winter,...
New polar bear dens found
The Manitoba Conservation department has found encouraging signs that the Southern Hudson bay polar bear population may be in better shape than some skeptics think..... a prodigious number of polar bear dens situated along the Hudson Bay coast near the Ontario...
Great polar bear photo!
Check out this image of two bears in the Hudson Bay. Now that's the authentic polar bear dip. Although not common to capture photo's of polar bears in the water around Churchill, every once in awhile you can be at the right place at the right time. When the ice starts...
Beluga’s galore!
As the Summer winds down in Churchill, the beluga whale population gives us amazing shots to capture on film...er camera..chips? Not sure how you say that anymore. Anyway some of these classic photo's remind us how amazing it is out on the water of the Churchill River...
Churchill Summer nears the end
The final Natural Habitat Summer group of the year started off with some nice weather for getting in the cold water of the Churchill River. A few in the group donned neoprene dry -suits, booties and gloves and snorkeled with beluga whales. This is an unforgettable...
The Town of Churchill
The Town of Churchill