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Polar Bear Blog – Spring Seals, Wolves and Rangers

Posted on April 10, 2013 by munck
Polar Bear Relaxing

Its hunting time in the arctic. Leads, temporary cracks in the ice, have opened up and there are some nice floe edges around – where the ice meets the open ocean. Bears, seals and everything gather around these areas, its a ‘busy’ place. And, of course, out here you find seals giving birth in snow dens and polar bears looking for seals giving birth in snow dens. It is a bit of a mixed bag … Continue reading →

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Polar Bear Blog – Ice Free Days

Posted on February 6, 2013 by munck
Swimming-bear

While all the polar bear scientists are chatting about solutions for the apocalypse, I stumbled across a neat little chart of Ice-Free Days in Hudson Bay (page 17). It was used by Martin Obbards, the Southern Hudson Bay polar bear guy, in a presentation so one would assume that the data is reasonably correct. One thing struck me, the ice in the 1970s kind of looks, um, really average. So with a ruler and some … Continue reading →

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Polar Bear Blog – Let’s Feed The Bears (Some More)

Posted on February 5, 2013 by munck
Brian-bear-landscape

So, I have seen this idea come up here and there… most recently, it started with Robert Buchanan from Polar Bears International and now with one of his researchers, Andrew Derocher. The idea is to feed polar bears (specifically Churchill’s bears) while they are on land to help offset the decline in sea ice. Offhand it seems insane; after you have lived in the north for a while, insane seems intriguing. Incidentally, this idea first … Continue reading →

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Polar Bear Blog – Eskimo Dogs and Space Tomatoes

Posted on January 14, 2013 by munck

Sometimes, I am reminded how, aside from polar bear season and sometimes the Port, Churchill kind of remains off the arctic radar. There are two pretty good examples floating around the internet these days. The first is a story from Iqaluit where local mushers are concerned about their Canadian Eskimo Dog stock. Reading the CBC Article, it recounts how the Canadian Eskimo Dog is a disappearing breed and, given that it is one of the … Continue reading →

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Polar Bear Blog – One Last Family

Posted on November 23, 2012 by munck

After rapidly descending into cabin mode, I reluctantly guided one last tour of the season. I say reluctantly because I have only a couple days left here to wrap up some projects and, well, there is a heck of a lot of ice out there. The prospect of driving people around, no matter how nice they are, without seeing any bears is always a bit daunting. But, of course, I relented and went out for … Continue reading →

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Polar Bear Blog – Marathons and Red Pixels

Posted on November 20, 2012 by munck

Churchill’s first polar bear marathon is taking place today. Organized by Albert Martens, an extreme runner from Steinbach, Manitoba, the marathon starts behind the Town Centre Complex today. Participants will run along the highway from Churchill to the Churchill Northern Studies Centre and most of the way back. I believe the total distance is 46 kilometres. Proceeds will raise funds for the Athletes in Action First Nations sports camps in Polar Hill, Paungassi, and Tadoule … Continue reading →

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Polar Bear Blog – Icebuilding, Offroading and Offloading

Posted on November 11, 2012 by munck

A south breeze accompanied by a high tide last night pushed the ice off-shore to some degree, still there is a lot out there and the bears know it. We watched one walk out from the old dump (also known as Ratsons or the Incinerator or Dump Beach depending on who you are talking to…) to the shore ice. It is what they do at this time of year. Right now, the shore ice is … Continue reading →

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Polar Bear Blog – Sunny and Buggy Day

Posted on November 10, 2012 by munck

The ice was pushed into shore in buggyland today. At low tide this morning, there were at least eight bears out on the ice hoping to find a stranded seal or simply just enjoying the feel of napping on sea ice again. The bay between Gordon Point and Great White Bear Camp is almost frozen over, a thin line of blue slips in from the bay but even that will be erased with the next … Continue reading →

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