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Churchill Manitoba – Polar Bear Center Of The Planet
Churchill Manitoba, located on the west shore of Hudson Bay in north Manitoba, Canada, easily lives up to its moniker of Polar Bear Capitol of the Planet. This little town of only about 800 all year residents lies right in the middle of one of the densest populations of polar bears anywhere.
What Makes Churchill Manitoba Polar Bears Special
Only about 50 miles south of the city, close to the Broad and Owl Rivers, is one of the biggest denning areas for the bears in Canada. Huge, deep snowdrifts pile up on the steep sides of the stream banks, making for fantastic snow dens for pregnant bear expectant mums.
And, this area is one of the first to ice up in the autumn along the west side of the bay. The Churchill River, one of Canada’s longest empties into Hudson Bay at the townsite, and the routinely north-south shoreline takes a sharp east-west turn, forming Cape Churchill. The great volume of salty water in the stream mouth forms ice at a warmer temperature than pure sea water, and the strong northwesterly winds then push the ice along the east-west shore of Cape Churchill.
Since the bears have been basically fasting all summer, they are enthusiastic to head out on the pack ice for the winter seal hunt, and the Churchill area’s early freeze-up pulls the bears like a magnet. While the bears have been on land in the region all summer, by late September they begin to gather along the shore of Hudson Bay, usually east of the city of Churchill. Much of this area is part of a provincial life management area and simply to the south is one of Canada’s newest nationwide parks, Wapusk Countrywide Park.
Best Viewing Seasons for Churchill Polar Bears
In mid-October, the pools start to form over with thin ice and the first snow falls on a consistent basis. This is the beginning of a passing, but vigorous traveller season. Gigantic tundra buggies with huge tires and seating up to 50 travelers prowl the tundra attempting to find bears and other Arctic wildlife. This is the preferred method of observing bears, as it not only provides tourists with warm protection from the cold winter weather, but safety also. Polar bears can tower more than nine feet tall on their back legs and these vehicles put travelers just out of reach of inquisitive bears.
The fall season is only slightly over a month long, from mid-October to about the third week of November, when Hudson Bay usually begins to freeze in the Churchill area.
However , since the bears are present in the region after they exit off the sea ice in June, they can be watched in the summertime too. Actually this is often a superb time to watch them on the blooming tundra and other life and birdlife also.
Randy Green is a founder of the Churchill polar bear trips that have become terrifically popular among wildlife fans recently. His site covers every aspect of planning a polar bear trip to Churchill.
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