As the largest and top land predator in the world, the polar bear should have nothing to fear, however it has become the icon of global warming because of habitat depletion due to the melting Arctic Sea ice. In 2008 the polar bear was declared an endangered species in the USA, however, in Canada it was only given the status of "Species of Special Concern" regardless of predictions that by 2050 two thirds of the polar bear population will have disappeared from the earth.
A bear which has evolved and adapted to its specific ecological niche, the Polar Bear is completely at home on the ice, or in the water, and is insulted against the extreme cold. Because of its relationship with the ocean in that it spends a lot of time out at sea - polar bears are classified as marine mammals.
Their bodies are insulated by approximately 10cm of blubber which they build up during the winter months when they journey out onto the ice to feed on ringed seals. This is why the arctic sea ice is so vital to their survival. Each year large numbers of polar bears gather on the shores of... (... more information below the photos)
Wildlife Photo Polar Bear Hudson Bay Wildlife around the Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba is plentiful and this beautiful photo of a Polar Bear shows how real it is. |
Polar Bear Winter Churchill Manitoba A Polar Bear walking across the frozen tundra during the winter in Churchill, Manitoba as snow falls across the region. |
Polar Bear Global Warming Symbol Hudson Bay A true symbol of global warming is the majestic polar bear, which inhabits the polar regions of the world and Hudson Bay in Manitoba, Canada. |
Manitoba Polar Bear Tundra Buggy Tours A polar bear, only 11 months old, is so curious about the tundra buggy that is rolling over his habitat that he has come in investigate and puts his paws up on the wheels. This is in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area in Hudson Bay, Manitoba. |
Climate Change Effects On Polar Bear Habitat The Polar Bear, Ursus maritimus, evolved from the brown bear over 200,000 years ago, but today their existence is threatened by climate change and it's effects on the polar bear habitat. |
Sea Bear Ursus Maritimus Hudson Bay Churchill Manitoba A Polar Bear (sometimes known as a sea bear) looks directly at the camera as it walks on the icy fringes of Hudson Bay in Churchill Manitoba. This is the largest land predator in the world as well as one of the most vulnerable species in the world. |
Endangered Animal Polar Bear Global Warming Through early ice break up in arctic regions such as Hudson Bay in Manitoba, Canada (as a result of global warming) as well as through pollution, the polar bear has been deemed a threatened animal under the Endangered Species Act of the USA. |
Arctic Wildlife Hudson Bay Polar Bear Canada The magnificent polar bear is one species of wildlife which is right at home in the arctic environment of northern Manitoba, Canada where it spends the summer months conserving its energy on the shores of Hudson Bay. |
Polar Bear Kneeling Hudson Bay Churchill Manitoba For a dangerous type of animal, this Polar Bear looks rather cute while kneeling on the snow covered tundra near the Hudson Bay in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area in Manitoba, Canada. |
Polar Bear Arctic Habitat Hudson Bay Canada The natural habitat of the majestic polar bear is in the arctic and sub-arctic regions of the world including Hudson Bay in Canada. |
Marine Mammal Polar Bear Information Churchill The following is some basic information pertaining to polar bears and their habitat - a marine mammal in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. |
Cute Polar Bear Family A Polar Bear family consisting of a sow and her cute cub, spend a bonding moment on the icy tundra of the Churchill Wildlife Management Area in Churchill, Manitoba. |
Cute Polar Bear Picture Churchill Manitoba A relaxed polar bear looks cute lounging on the rocks in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area in Manitoba, Canada. |
Cute Polar Bear Resting Hudson Bay Churchill Manitoba Peering over a rock, a cute polar bear keeps an eye on his visitors while resting in Hudson Bay near Churchill in Manitoba, Canada. |
Close Up Polar Bear Portrait Picture Churchill Manitoba About as close up to a polar bear as you want to get for a portrait picture near the town of Churchill in Manitoba, Canada. |
Sleeping Polar Bear Churchill Manitoba Canada Unperturbed at having an audience, a young polar polar continues sleeping in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area, Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. |
Polar Bears Churchill Two Polar Bears engage in a round of sparring in the icy landscape of Churchill in Manitoba, Canada. |
Polar Bears These cute polar bears were all lined up foraging along a wall in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. |
Polar Bear Worlds Largest Land Predator Threatened Species Polar bears are the world's largest land predator and the first species officially threatened by global warming, making them the international symbol in the fight against this growing natural disaster. |
Climate Change Impact On Wildlife Polar Bears Global warming and climate change both have a direct impact on wildlife especially species who dwell in the arctic regions such as the great Polar Bear. |
Bears On Broadway Statue Manitoba Legislative Building A cute Polar Bear statue is one of eighteen bears which make up the Bears on Broadway collection on the grounds of the Manitoba Legislative Building in Winnipeg. |
Arctic Ocean Native Polar Bear Animal A native animal to the arctic regions of the world, the polar bear is equally at home on the icy shores, or in the frigid waters of the arctic such as in Hudson Bay, Canada - a part of the Arctic Ocean. |
Polar Bear Mother Cub Family Churchill Manitoba A mother Polar Bear does not let her cub out of her sight as this family makes its way through the tundra brush in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area in Churchill, Manitoba. |
Polar Bear Ringed Seals Meal Frozen Lake Manitoba A meal of Ringed Seals is just what this Polar Bear ordered as he eats it on a frozen lake near the shores of the Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba. |
Polar Bear Winter Arrival Hudson Bay Churchill The arrival of winter has begun as an adult Polar Bear checks out the noise above as he walks across the tundra near the Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba. |
Cute Baby Polar Bear Tundra Buggy Exploring A cute baby Polar Bear in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area, spends some time exploring the massive wheels on a tundra buggy. |
Polar Bear Barricade Hudson Bay Churchill A Polar Bear creates a barricade across the road near the Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba giving visitors a chance to capture some pictures. |
Tired Polar Bear Churchill Rocks Manitoba A tired Polar Bear rests atop the rocks in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area near the Hudson Bay in Manitoba, Canada. |
Polar Bear Alert Sign Churchill Manitoba A bright green sign is a warning to alert people around the Hudson Bay coastline in the town of Churchill, Manitoba to be aware of a Polar Bear in the area. |
Cochrane Polar Bear Statue Ontario Canada A massive Polar Bear statue, named "Chimo", stands at the entrance to the town of Cochrane in Ontario, Canada, |
Growling Polar Bear Hudson Bay Churchill Manitoba A growling Polar Bear wards off any unwanted guests near Camp Nanuq along the Hudson Bay in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area in Churchill, Manitoba. |
Polar Bear Foraging Winter Coastline Hudson Bay A Polar Bear foraging along the icy fringes of the Hudson Bay coastline in Churchill, Manitoba during the winter season. |
Curious Polar Bear Wheel Well Picture A priceless picture of a Polar Bear cub being very curious and trying to find out what is in the inside of the wheel well on a tundra buggy in Churchill, Manitoba in Canada. |
Foraging Polar Bear Icy Shoreline Hudson Bay Walking along the icy shoreline of the Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba, a Polar Bear is foraging for a meal. |
Adult Polar Bear Hudson Bay Churchill Manitoba An adult Polar Bear keeps a close eye on her cub that is lingering around a Tundra Buggy near the shores of the Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba. |
Arctic Animal Polar Bear Churchill Manitoba During the onset of winter in Churchill, Manitoba in Canada, a Polar Bear sits amongst the brush with sleepy looking eyes. |
Polar Bear Hunt Churchill Manitoba A Polar Bear on the hunt as he sniffs around the tundra near the shores of the Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba. |
Polar Bear Bellyflop Churchill Wildlife Management Area A Polar Bear looks as though he has just done a bellyflop as he relaxes on the icy tundra of the Churchill Wildlife Management Area in Manitoba, Canada. |
Wildlife Tourism Churchill Manitoba Tourism has become very popular around Churchill, Manitoba as visitors love to be able to encounter the wildlife in the area, especially a Polar Bear. |
Polar Bear Environment Churchill Manitoba Atop the rocks near the Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba, a Polar Bear sniffs around for any unwanted visitors to his natural environment. |
Tundra Buggy Tours Churchill Manitoba Tourists to the Churchill Wildlife Management Area in Manitoba, Canada peek out of the windows on the tundra buggy tours while a Polar Bear cub peers up. |
Polar Bear Habitat Churchill Manitoba The Polar Bear has an extremely good sense of smell and sight and when something unusual is spotted in his habitat in Churchill, Manitoba, he will be the first to notice. |
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... Hudson Bay in Manitoba to await the big freeze - one of the first places for ice to build up. Once the fringes of the bay are frozen enough to hold their weight, it acts like a platform from which to catch their prey.
Polar Bears are fascinating but also very dangerous. A great location to see polar bears is in Churchill in Northern Manitoba in Canada. Tundra tours depart from the town of Churchill and take visitors into the wildlife management area where the polar bears congregate. The specially built tundra buggies are a safe way to experience the polar bears in their own habitat and are fully equipped with a washroom.
Here are some of our polar bear pictures, taken on the edge of the Hudson Bay near Churchill.
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