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Polar Bear Blog – About a Pingo
Still out there… somewhere. Here’s a story about how everything began in the meantime… From ‘Across Time and Tundra’, a history of the Inuvialuit People… Long ago, the Inuvialuit lands were not as they are today. Instead of countless rivers and lakes, the land was barren and mountainous, and game was very scarce. But the pingo or ice hill called Ibyuk, which today stands overlooking the town of Tuktoyaktuk, was already in existence, and on … Continue reading
Polar Bear Blog – Fluffy Snow and Off We Go
Well looks like we’re heading out to Prince Albert sound, its pretty white out there today, soft snow falling to me it looks like the makings of a real blizzard but there’s a glow of the sun behind the clouds so who knows – that’s what guides are for… Wynniatt Bay to the north still sounds like their in blizzard mode. The helicopter researchers seem to be grounded a fair bit and even the local … Continue reading
Polar Bear Blog – Heading Out Maybe
So, how do you begin a quest for a grolar bear. Well, if the first step in an arctic expedition is a few hours on the phone with Aeroplan, the next step is usually a ‘weather day’. If so, we are right on schedule. A west wind has brought some fluffy snow and the light is pretty flat, I have my doubts we will leave today – then again, I was surprised to see the … Continue reading
Polar Bear Blog – Blame Canada
Well, it seems to be a familiar theme these days but Canada seems to be the polar bear ‘bad guy’ again. Nikita Osyanikov, a polar bear researcher from Russia, is quoted in the media and saying the Russian polar bear hides are often tagged as ‘Canadian’ so that they can be legally sold. You see, polar bear hunting in Russia has been banned since, I believe, 1957 – part of their initial moves to conserve … Continue reading
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Tagged arctic bear, churchill polar bears, CITES listing, polar bear, polar bear alley, polar bear blog, polar bear habitat, polar bear sport hunt, polar bear tours, russia polar bears, sea ice tour
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Polar Bear Blog – Green Dots, Sunny Days and Dark Clouds
A bit of a round-up today… CITES Listing Upgrade Voted Down – The polar bear will not be upgraded to Appendix 1 Listing… in the end, the European Union ended up abstaining from the vote and without them, there is no real option to get the 2/3 votes needed to change the status. What was interesting (and I did miss this one…) was that the European block actually suggested a compromise. Basically, the Inuit quota … Continue reading
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Tagged churchill manitoba, CITES listing polar bear, hudson bay, polar bear, polar bear blog, polar bears of churchill, Port of Churchill, shipping routes arctic
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Polar Bear Blog – One Man’s Polar Bear
One Man’s Polar Bear is a blog by Dennis Compayre, one of the original Tundra Buggy Drivers, originator of the Polar Bear Cam and Dancer’s buddy. Here is an excerpt… pretty cool stuff! One Man’s Polar Bear: Len and Dan Len was built low to the ground, barrel chested with hands thick from gripping wrenches. When the work day was nearly over he liked to gulp whiskey and cola from eight ounce red plastic cups … Continue reading
Posted in Bear Season, Canadian Arctic, Cape Churchill, Churchill Manitoba News, Polar Bear News, Polar Bears of Churchill, Tundra Buggy
Tagged cape churchill, churchill manitoba, dennis compayre, hudson bay, len smith, one mans polar bear, polar bear, polar bear alley, polar bear blog, polar bear cam, polar bears of churchill, tundra buggy
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Polar Bear Blog – Polar Bears, Northern Lights and the Usual
Temperatures have gone back to normal in Churchill, hovering between -25C and -30C, not too shabby especially if there is no wind. The Churchill Rangers headed out on their patrol exercise this past week in some pretty frigid temperatures – but that’s what being a ranger is all about when you come to think of it. Northern lights are not quite what everyone was hoping for this winter. We are supposed to be in a … Continue reading
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Tagged aurora borealis, churchill manitoba, churchill northern lights, churchill polar bears, hudson bay, northern lights, polar bear, polar bear blog, polar bear news, polar bear update, polar bears of churchill, sea ice hudson bay
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Polar Bear Blog – Polar Bear Iconics
Well, I just read a post by Gord Buchanan from BBC’s Polar Bear Family and Me… it seems after Polar Bears International’s scathing review maybe he is working to show his love for bears. I mean I believe it is genuine, because everyone genuinely wants the best for bears even if they are diametrically opposed as to how to achieve it… but still… Anyway, after semi-defending Buchanan last week, I might cut this one up … Continue reading
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Tagged churchill manitoba, gordon buchanan, inuit hunting bear, polar bear, polar bear alley, polar bear blog, polar bear family and me, polar bears of churchill
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