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Polar Bear Blog – Confessions of a Buggy Driver Pt.2
Approximately eight minutes after my introduction to Churchill, Tundra Buggy Ken asked if I could work that day. Ken appeared as this ageless white-haired guy in a Tundra Buggy fleece. He had a nicely trimmed mustache, drank a lot of coffee and liked to gossip. He also had this crazy dry delivery where you could never tell if he was serious or if he was teasing you or really what was going on. So, naturally, … Continue reading
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Polar Bear Blog – Killer: the Story of a Bear
Well, usually I stick with written email replies with journalists but I made en exception this week with Margaret Wente of the Globe and Mail. Her article came out today and, well, in the media, things get condensed and sometimes the message gets a little garbled. Anyway, it was a pretty good skype chat about Churchill and bears, Zac Unger, Derocher and all that cast of characters. But, my entire point was that if things … Continue reading
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Polar Bear Blog – Confessions of a Buggy Driver Pt.1
I hadn’t really heard of or thought that much about Churchill when I got a job there. A friend of mine was working in Churchill at the time and I was in the Rockies – broke between rafting and dogsled season. She was the one who suggested ‘Tundra Buggy Driver’ as an occupation, so that and the fact that I kind of wanted to sleep with her was good enough reason for me. Things were … Continue reading
Polar Bear Blog – Let’s Feed The Bears (Some More)
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 – 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
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Polar Bear Blog – One More for the Road…
Well, the reason I have kept coming back for all these years is that bears never cease to amaze. While we watched the mass exodus three days ago, I did see some fresh tracks in the snow today and some signs of a late, late wave of bears. A really good friend of mine was out in buggyland today and here is her report ‘we counted 14 really easy sightings, two came up and spent … Continue reading
Polar Bear Blog – Ice bears and a Little Family
Well, it is peak bear season right now so another good day to be in Buggyland with Churchill Wild’s Dymond Lake group. These folks had a nice mix of experience, walking with bears for a few days and enjoying lodge life then coming out and having a spectacular day on a tundra buggy. Check out the Ice Bear Adventure at Dymond Lake Lodge… it’s worth it. By First Tower, about an hour drive from the … Continue reading
Polar Bear Blog – Icebuilding, Offroading and Offloading
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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