Polar bear mother and cub in Churchill. Katie de Meulles photo.
Wishing everyone a wonderful and memorable holiday season from churchillpolarbears.org. Thank you all for following our news and stories from the polar bear capital of the world, Churchill, Manitoba! Looking forward to an even more exciting year to come!
This fantastic photograph of two moose near Caution Creek in Manitoba taken by Rhonda Reid, shows the diversity of wildlife in the Churchill region. We love seeing these snapshots from the more remote areas away from Churchill. With no roads in or out of Churchill and the surrounding tundra, the land is wide open for wildlife to roam as they wish… truly a “wild” frontier.
Moose in the back country outside of Churchill. Rhonda Reid photo.
A late season necessitated more polar bear lifts than usual as Churchill and the surrounding area was inundated with the majestic animals. It looks like the season has finally come to a close with winter weather settling in and the Hudson Bay ice pack finally land – fast against the coast. Good news for polar bears as they are now able to begin replenishing their fat storage through seal – hunting! Hopes are high that the late start will bring a bounty of seals for hungry polar bears and the spring thaw will happen later than usual.
Manitoba Conservation officers ready a polar bear for a lift north. Katie de Meulles photo.
Here are the recent polar bear statistics from Manitoba Conservation in Churchill. Finally there is respite from the polar bear saturation around town. Polar bears are all moving to the Hudson Bay ice and it looks as if soon there will be little threat around the community. Great to know friends and folks in Churchill can breathe a sigh of relief.
These two northern lights shots in Churchill are from last season’s archives of Alex de Vries – Magnifico’s amazing potfolio of aurora borealis images! Enjoy!
Northern lights in Churchill above the tundra. Alex de Vries = Magnifico photo.
Northern lights in Churchill above the tundra. Alex de Vries = Magnifico photo.
With the Hudson Bay ice finally locked onto shore, Churchill’s polar bear population will be moving out to hunt seals. Here are some end of the season photo’s to send them off. These images by local photographer Katie de Meulles are tremendous and really capture the essence of this unusually late polar bear season. Enjoy!
Polar bears on the Churchill tundra. Katie de Meulles photo.
magical light on an adult polar bear. Katie de Meulles photo.
Resting polar bear waiting for the ice to return on the Hudson Bay., Katie de Meulles photo.
Red fox searching the tundra for a meal. Katie de Meulles photo.
Polar bear tracks heading across the snow covered tundra. Katie de Meulles photo.
Polar bear sow and cub venture across the snowy tundra in Churchill. Katie de Meulles photo.
