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Polar Bears Abound on Churchill Tundra

Polar Bears Abound on Churchill Tundra

With fresh snow on the ground in Churchill, these polar bear images are an indication that winter is creeping into the region. Polar bears are being spotted out in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area as well as along the coast road and near the Mile Five area too....

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Churchill Video of the Week – Manitoba

Churchill Video of the Week – Manitoba

Kal Barteski's amazing journey in Manitoba culminates in Churchill  where she falls in love with the Hudson Bay outpost amidst regal polar bears and the dancing northern lights. Of course curious beluga whales are one of the major draws of the region as well. Enjoy!

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Wildlife of Polar Bear Season

Wildlife of Polar Bear Season

These early season photos from Churchill give us a wide array of the Arctic wildlife on display this time of year. We call it polar bear season though the tundra is inhabited by many other creatures as well. Some years are more abundant with certain species than...

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All Bears on Ice

As "Spring" approaches in the North, most, if not all polar bears are enjoying a fine seal-hunting season on the frozen Hudson Bay. As we know, the vast majority of bears left for the ice around the end of November when the Hudson Bay froze sufficiently to allow the...

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Churchill Musher wins Quest

Charlie Lundie from Churchill has won the 2011 Hudson Bay Quest...the first time a musher from this town has done so. Lundie crossed the finish line in Churchill at 6:06 pm, March 19th with a time of 30 hours and six minutes..just two minutes ahead of second place...

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Polar Bear Hockey and Winnipeg Bears

The Winnipeg Jets were a professional hockey team in the NHL from 1972 - 1996. The team was forced to relocate to Phoenix, Arizona that year due to the economic downturn though hockey in the great white North still thrives. While talk of a  franchise returning to...

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Aurora, igloos and dogsledding!

With phenomenal aurora borealis shining down from the heavens, Natural Habitat travelers on Brad Joseph's photography journey into the Arctic landscape of Churchill, Manitoba are enjoying ample chances for some magnificent photo's. Winter life at 58.47 degrees north...

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Beluga scars are the real thing!

In the Churchill Arctic summer, between two to three thousand beluga whales voyage southward across the vast Hudson Bay from the Hudson Strait which flows into the Atlantic Ocean to summer in the estuaries around Churchill. These whales winter in the straits since...

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Churchill winter active

Churchill is buzzing these days with all kinds of excitement! Aurora trips are in full swing with this being one of the best years to view the "northern lights" due to incredible solar flaring. Also, Churchill's annual Aurora festival begins in March and overlaps with...

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