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We spotted our first bear of the summer!

Wednesday, July 6th, 2011
First Bear Sighting of Summer 2011
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On our first Tundra Buggy Adventure of the summer we saw a very curious bear at Halfway Point. She checked us out for about half an hour.  Everyone enjoyed taking tons of pictures of her!  She seemed to be a bit on the small side. Usually at this time of the year they (polar bears) are quite well fed, but this bear did not seem to be that way. With the early break-up of the ice, feeding season for the bears was once again a bit short this year.  Read more about the early ice-breakup from our friends at Polar Bears International.

Where the heck is Halfway Point you ask?

Halfway Point is generally considered by locals as the mid-way point between Churchill and Cape Churchill. The thin peninsula reaches out into the Hudson Bay and is a popular spot with the polar bears both in summer and winter months.


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Also on our tour we saw Sandhill Cranes and many Canada Geese with their wee goslings. We actually saw two bears on the tour, thought the other one was far in the distance sleeping.

Submitted by: Dave Allcorn, Frontiers North Adventures

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Legendary Cape Churchill Image An All-Time Top 40

Friday, April 23rd, 2010

Along with Dan Guravich and Daniel J. Cox, Tom Mangelsen is one of a handful of photographers that helped bring images of Churchill’s polar bears into popular culture. Although he hasn’t traveled with us to Cape Churchill in over a decade, Tom’s images are still making an impact, as shared by the London Telegraph.

This image of Tom’s was singled out by International League of Conservation Photographers as one of the Top 40 Nature Photographs of all time to help celebrate Christie’s inaugural Green Auction: A Bid to Save the Earth on the 40th annual Earth Day this April 22nd. Congratulations Tom!

Image © Tom Mangelsen

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The Godfather of Polar Bears

Monday, February 1st, 2010

In 2008, along with PBI we had the opportunity to host Nat and Alex Wolff of the Nat & Alex Wolff Band (formerly the Naked Brothers Band) at Cape Churchill. While at the Cape, the brothers filmed a few informative videos where they interviewed such heavyweights in the polar bear research community as Dr. Ian Stirling and Steven Amstrup.

Here is Alex Wolff and his interview with the “Godfather of Polar Bears”, Dr. Stirling from a Tundra Buggy at Cape Churchill where they discuss polar bear tagging, the issues of climate change in the North, and his experience in a polar bear den.

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The News Photographers Association of Canada

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

In 2009, Tasmania-based wildlife and nature photographer Iain Williams joined us on our Lodge Specialist and Cape Churchill trips.  The News Photographers Association of Canada showcased his photos and words from our adventures on their blog this week.

Check out his blog here!

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Song for Polar Bears

Friday, December 4th, 2009

In November 2008 Tom Rugg travelled with us as a special guest of PBI’s and serenaded our Tundra Buggy Lodge guests at Cape Churchill in Wapusk National Park. Tom has an internet hit with The Polar Bear Song, written to raise awareness of climate change among children. Listen here as he talks to BBC Radio Wales about his travels with us. You can also watch Tom’s teacher polar bear video diary of his experience!

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Legendary Cape Churchill 2009

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

On Saturday, November 21 we woke up and began our annual trek from the Churchill Wildlife Management Area into Wapusk National Park to host guests at Legendary Cape Churchill. Truly a sub-arctic expedition, our journey to Cape Churchill involves disassembling our Tundra Buggy Lodge, hooking-up each unit to a Tundra Buggy and transporting the whole lot 35 km east over the frozen tidal flats of Hudson Bay.

Prior to being permitted by Parks Canada to commence with our move, we conduct exploratory trips into the Park to establish our GPS’ed route. Annually we follow the same general route, deviating slightly to account for uncontrollable factors such as the extent of spill-over from creeks, sea-ice piling up on the tidal flats and the extent of snow drifting and snow cover.

Here are images detailing the results of our two exploratory trips; one trip conducted with two Tundra Buggies and a second trip conducted by helicopter.

Given the warmer-than-normal weather we’ve experienced this year, both FNA and Parks Canada were caught off guard by the success of our exploratory trips and both organizations acted quickly to make possible the trek here for our 38 intrepid guests and small IMAX crew.

Stay tuned for more updates from Cape Churchill!

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