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Arctic Landscapes – Coral Harbour

Arctic Landscapes – Coral Harbour

This incredible vast landscape shot near Coral Harbour by Wanda Nakoolak gives a feel of endless space in the Arctic. The Kirchoffer bridge allows access to Kirchoffer Falls which is located about 15 miles from Coral Harbour from the airport road. The falls themselves...

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Explore.org Live Polar Bear Cam

Explore.org Live Polar Bear Cam

Polar bear season has begun on the tundra and Explore.org has a live feed from the Churchill Wildlife Management Area near Churchill. The early snow cover will make for active and photogenic bears out on the tundra. Polar bears are amassing all along the Hudson Bay...

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Arctic Dreams – Images of the North

Arctic Dreams – Images of the North

These images from CBC North and the amazing photographers of the Arctic give us a look at the beauty this time of year has on display. These shots are simply gorgeous windows on the high north. With winter coming and Churchill's and the Arctic's polar bear season...

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Churchill News
Live From Churchill: Nov 13, 2009

Live From Churchill: Nov 13, 2009

The Hudson Bay remains calm with scattered ice chunks floating towards shore aided by light North winds. Temperatures hovered around 25F, just low enough to allow bears to continue moving all across the tundra and in and around town. The sound of cracker shells, so...

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Live From Churchill: Nov 12, 2009

Live From Churchill: Nov 12, 2009

Temperatures fluctuated between 20F and 27F in the Churchill region. It seems Indian Summer has some staying power here in a time that can be much colder with gale force winds. Both those conditions have been infrequent to date. The sea ice remains distant in the...

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Live From Churchill: Nov 11,2009

Live From Churchill: Nov 11,2009

Conservation officer Graham reports that the Polar Bear Compound, fondly known as D20, is at capacity of 26 Polar Bears even after multiple bear lifts this past week. This really comes as no surprise given the constant sightings and incidences day and night around...

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Looking back at the polar bear season

Another successful season in Churchill is in the history books with travelers safely back home from their amazing adventures and polar bears out on the solid Hudson Bay pack ice hunting seals. Another early freeze-up ended with enough bears to thrill even the last...

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Polar bear season a wrap

As November comes toward the end, the last couple of Natural Habitat groups headed back to Winnipeg after their adventures in Churchill. With this years mid-November scare of an early Hudson Bay freeze-up, the challenge of finding polar bears in the Churchill Wildlife...

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Polar bears still going strong

The last days of polar bear season are going out on a high note and a cold note as well. Temperatures are in the mid -negative teens and blowing snow is sweeping across the tundra and through the town of Churchill. It's so cold even the polar bears are heading out of...

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