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)
Polar Bear Games Churchill Manitoba Peek-a-boo games are not what a Polar Bear does on a regular basis around Churchill, Manitoba and the bear would always come out a winner. |
Polar Bear Eating Churchill Manitoba A Polar Bear upon a frozen lake along the shores of the Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba thoroughly enjoying eating his seal. |
Polar Bear Weather Hudson Bay Churchill Manitoba The snowy weather around the Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba is what this Polar Bear thrives on as he stands atop a ridge scoping us out. |
Polar Bear Family Picture Churchill Manitoba Posing for this picture was not what this Polar Bear family had in mind when we captured this shot in Churchill, Manitoba in Canada. |
Polar Bear Watching Tourists Churchill Canada A curious polar bear or a hungry one for that matter can be a danger for tourists watching them from the comfort of their vehicle. |
Polar Bear Crossing Churchill Manitoba A bus makes its way along the road in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area in Manitoba, Canada just as a Polar Bear is crossing the road. |
Big Polar Bear Paws And Claws Photo A close up of the the massive big paws of a polar bear featuring a row of sharp claws. |
Angry Polar Bear Photo Churchill A warning to stay clear, an angry polar bear bars his teeth before proceeding towards a camp in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. |
Polar Bear Tundra Buggy Tour Hudson Bay Canada Tourists get a great view of a polar bear cub during a tour in a tundra buggy out to the shores of Hudson Bay in Manitoba, Canada. |
Polar Bear Diet Ringed Seals The diet of a polar bear is varied however mainly consists of seals such as the ringed seal found in Hudson Bay, Canada. |
Ringed Seals Polar Bear Food A favourite food for a polar bear are ringed seals which are found in great numbers in the waters of Hudson Bay. |
Polar Bear Cub Watching Tundra Buggy Churchill A cute cub leans up against a tundra buggy during a polar bear watching tour in Churchill, Manitoba. |
Sitting Baby Polar Bear Picture Churchill Manitoba In an almost human pose, a cute baby polar bear sits down and looks up at passengers on board a tundra buggy in Churchill. |
Churchill Wildlife Management Area Polar Bears A family portrait of polar bears on the tundra in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area of Hudson Bay, Manitoba Canada. |
Little Polar Bear Cub Hudson Bay Small by polar bear standards, this little 11 month old cub reaches 6 feet in height when standing on his hind legs. |
Polar Bear Baby Resting Churchill Manitoba A cute little polar bear baby rests after exploring a tundra buggy in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area in Manitoba. |
Bear Cub And Tundra Buggy Tourists Intrigued by the a massive tundra buggy full of tourists, a cute little polar bear cub thoroughly checks it all out. |
Polar Bear In Landscape Hudson Bay Canada The brown and barren looking landscape which fringes the shores of Hudson Bay in Manitoba, Canada is polar bear territory. |
Drinking Polar Bear Hudson Bay Manitoba A large polar bear drinks from a still ice-free pond near the shores of Hudson Bay in Manitoba, Canada. |
Photography Workshop Churchill Manitoba Canada A group of enthusiastic photographers capture images of a young polar bear during a workshop in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area of Manitoba. |
Cute Polar Bear Baby Picture By 11 months old, this cute little polar bear seen near the shores of Hudson Bay, makes a large baby. |
Polar Bear Journey Churchill Manitoba This picture gives one the impression that this Polar Bear is on a long journey down a dirt road in Churchill, Manitoba. |
Bear Cub And Mom Churchill Wildlife Management Area A playful polar bear cub play bites his mom on the neck while resting in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area on the shores of Hudson Bay, Canada. |
Bear Watching Tours Churchill Wildlife Management Area They call them polar bear watching tours but this cute little cub was actually watching the people on this tundra buggy in Hudson Bay, Canada. |
Wildlife Buggy Tours Churchill Manitoba Canada Passangers are thrilled to see wildlife including a polar bear cub during a tundra buggy adventure tour from Churchill in Manitoba, Canada. |
Bear Watching Tourists Churchill Manitoba Canada A group of tourists get a close encounter during a polar bear watching tour in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. |
Polar Bear Sow Portrait Photo Manitoba Canada A portrait of a tired looking polar bear sow nearing the end of her summer fast in Hudson Bay, Manitoba, Canada. |
Polar Bear Food Hudson Bay Churchill Food is the main train of thought for a Polar Bear when the Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba freezes over. |
Polar Bear Yawn Churchill Manitoba A large Polar Bear, having just woken from a nap in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area in Manitoba, yawns before moving on. |
Polar Bear Tundra Buggy Adventure Churchill A cute and curious polar bear cub checks out a tundra buggy during an adventure into the Churchill Wildlife Management Area in Hudson Bay. |
Curious Polar Bear Cub Picture Hudson Bay Standing on hind legs, this curious polar bear cub gets a good look at some passengers on a tundra buggy tour to the shores of Hudson Bay in Manitoba, Canada. |
Wildlife Tours Tundra Buggy Manitoba Canada An inquisitive polar bear checks out the chassis of a tundra buggy during a tour in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area in Manitoba, Canada. |
Cute Polar Bear Cub Portrait Picture Soft teddy bear ears and cute face make this little polar bear cub a perfect subject for a portrait picture in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. |
Cool Polar Bear Photo Hudson Bay Canada A laid back polar bear relaxes on the cool tundra in Hudson Bay near Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. |
Funny Polar Bear Cub Churchill Manitoba Canada Taking his curiosity to another level a funny little polar bear cub thoroughly checks out a tundra buggy during a tour from Churchill in Manitoba, Canada. |
Relaxed Polar Bear Animal Picture A relaxed animal in its element, polar bears are more animated in a very cold climate such as that of Hudson Bay during the winter. |
Polar Bear Watching Tours Churchill Journey across the tundra on one of the Polar Bear Watching Tours available in Churchill, Manitoba where you watch the Polar Bears and they watch you. |
Manitoba Polar Bears Playing Two polar bears spend the day play fighting in their natural habitat in Churchill, Manitoba in Canada. |
Polar Bears Habitat The frigid cold temperatures of the arctic tundra is the preferred habitat of Polar Bears. |
Adventure Tours You can expect a true adventure when you embark on one of the Polar Bear Tours from Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. |
White Polar Bears A family of polar bears walk across the white icy tundra in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. |
Polar Bear Pictures A young polar bear rests while posing for pictures on a mound of ice in the Churchill area of Manitoba, Canada. |
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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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