Every year, BP donates to scientific research projects that affect the world's polar bears. These include PBI's hearing study and maternal den study, both of which will help set guidelines to protect wild polar bears from industrial disturbances. BP is also networking with PBI on our Polar Bear Sustainability Alliance, a team effort to have contingency plans in place to help polar bears in a warming Arctic.
Visit the BP Exploration (Alaska) website.

Canada Goose makes the warmest parkas on the planet. Every year, the company donates special PBI "Expedition Parkas" to our Scientific Advisory Council scientists and other team members. The clothing helps keep them warm even in the fierce cold of the High Arctic. Canada Goose also donates parkas to our Leadership Camp students and instructors, as well as our volunteers and support staff. In addition, the company has created a "PBI Blue" version of its expedition parka that includes a donation and membership from every sale.
Visit the Canada Goose website.

A longtime Platinum Sponsor of PBI, every year Frontiers North's Tundra Buggy® Adventure generously supports our fall Leadership Camp by donating nights on its remote Tundra Buggy Lodge to students and teachers. They also donate the use of a mobile classroom on a Tundra Buggy for our Tundra Connections broadcasts, which link educators with students all over the world. FNA/TBA also supports PBI’s other Churchill-based initiatives, which include free on-buggy lectures and PBI newsletter distribution. In addition, FNA/TBA makes a cash donation each year to PBI in the form of one-year memberships to each of its "Specialist" and "Enthusiast" level guests, and provided a prize of four free trips to Churchill for our 2008 Project Polar Bear Contest winners, a $20,000 value.
Visit the Frontiers North's Tundra Buggy® Adventure website.

A key corporate sponsor of PBI, Lowepro is internationally known for the quality of its camera bags, backpacks, and other protective cases. Lowepro underwrites PBI's Polar Population Project and is the Platinum Sponsor of our 2009 Project Polar Bear Contest. In addition, Lowepro has set the corporate standard by designing a series of bags made from up to 95% recycled materials. Using these materials helps solves the problem of the many thousands of pounds of recyclable materials stored in warehouses or landfills--and reduces the company's carbon footprint.
Visit the Lowepro website.

The Scandinavian branch of Proctor & Gamble has created a special "Polar Bear" Vick's cough drop with five percent of the net profits donated to PBI.
Visit the P & G Nordic website.

Every fall, Apple donates the infrastructure needed for PBI to conduct its Tundra Connections Classrooms, which are conducted by Distinguished Apple Educator Julene Reed as well as other leading educators and field researchers.
Visit the Apple Education website.

Baffin Boots specializes in creating footwear for extreme conditions. Every year, the company donates its polar-proven footwear to PBI scientists, team members, and volunteers during the fall polar bear season in Churchill. In addition, Baffin Boots makes an annual financial contribution to PBI.
Visit the Baffin Boots website.

DayMen International is a worldwide distributor of Lowepro camera cases. The company donates a portion of each sale of Lowepro's Terraclime 100 shoulder bag to PBI.
Visit the DayMen International Ltd. website.

DayMen Photo Marketing distributes Lowepro products and other photo supplies throughout Canada. The company donates a portion of each sale of Lowepro's Terraclime 100 shoulder bag to PBI. .
Visit the DayMen Photo Marketing website.

Hudson Bay Helicopters has long supported PBI's fall Leadership Camp by taking students on aerial tours of the tundra so they can better understand the ecosystem in the Churchill area. The tours include a stop at polar bear maternal den sites along riverbanks, which are starting to collapse due to melting permafrost. The company also provides logistical support to scientists as they conduct polar bear mark-and-recapture studies.
Visit the Hudson Bay Helicopters website.

Award-winning photographer Daniel J. Cox of Natural Exposures Photography generously donates photographs for use in our quarterly newsletter, on our website, and in other PBI publications. He also created a series of photographs of PBI Advisory Council conducting field research on polar bears and donated them for use in our Arctic Ambassador centers.
Visit the Natural Exposures Photography website.

Rachel Paap of the L.A.-based PR and marketing firm, RP Worx, donates countless hours to help PBI with PR projects, including writing press releases, setting up interviews, and arranging media coverage. This work has been invaluable in helping to spread the word about polar bears and climate change.
Visit the RP Worx website.

Every fall, the Four Points by Sheraton--located just steps away from the Winnipeg Airport--donates hotel accommodations to PBI's Leadership Camp students and teachers who spend the night in Winnipeg before traveling to Churchill. They also donate accommodations to our support staff and scientists. Without their help, many of our fall programs in Churchill would not be possible.
Visit the Sheraton Four Points Winnipeg Airport Hotel website.

Three time Emmy-Award winning videographer Daniel Zatz of Wildlife HD donated several seasons of his time to PBI to film polar bears during the fall migration in Churchill, Manitoba. These were broadcast to the world via our Polar Bear Cam, in partnership with Frontiers North's Tundra Buggy Adventure, and remain on our website as highlights.
Visit the Wildlife HD website.

Every year, XVD Technology provides the technology needed for leading-edge video and audio streaming via IP connections from the tundra. This allows PBI to broadcast media interviews and our Tundra Connections Classrooms, which connect students in remote locations with PBI educators on the shores of Hudson Bay near Churchill.
Visit the XVD Technology website.

This Churchill-based inn donates accommodations for PBI's Leadership Camp students every year during the fall polar bear migration.
Visit the Aurora Inn website.

The Cassiar Jade Collection, the company that makes the handcarved crystalline marble polar bears sold in our gift shop, has partnered with retail clients to help PBI. Each carving sold to participating clients generates a 5% donation to PBI.
Visit the Cassiar Jade Collection website.

The Australian branch of Coca-Cola donates profits from recycled soft drink cans to help underwrite PBI's teen Leadership Camp. The cans are collected at SeaWorld Gold Coast Australia.
Visit the Coca-Cola Australia website.

Graphic Services of Lavonia, Georgia, donates both time and materials on print projects for PBI, including our quarterly newsletter, educational mini posters, letterhead, and other printed matter.

A popular Churchill gathering place, Gypsy's donates meals every fall to PBI's Leadership Camp students and teachers.
Visit the Gypsy's Restaurant & Bakery website.

Every year, this New Zealand-based company donates their pioneering outdoor clothing to our field researchers and support staff. These garments can be worn solo or layered with other Icebreaker pure merino pieces to create a fine, breathable system that moves effortlessly between the Arctic and the city, or wherever travels lead.
Visit the Icebreaker website.

This Churchill-based company allows PBI to maintain a satellite dish on one of its grain towers, thus creating a digital highway from the tundra to the world. This makes our Tundra Connections and other live broadcasts possible.
Visit the Hudson Bay Port Company website.

Jamieson Laboratories is Canada’s oldest and largest manufacturer and distributor of natural vitamins, minerals, concentrated food supplements, herbs and botanical medicines, with no animal testing.
Visit the Jamieson Laboratories, ProVitamina Skincare website.

L & D Cable of Churchill provides the infrastructure needed for PBI's live educational and media broadcasts from Tundra Buggy One.

Set in the wilderness south of Churchill, the lodge is surrounded by a strong wire fence that separates guests from polar bears. The bears gather near the lodge in the summer, offering close-up views. Every summer, the lodge hosts PBI researchers who record polar bear vocalizations for analysis.
Visit the Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge website.

The Seaport Hotel of Churchill donates meals every year in its restaurant to PBI's Leadership Camp participants.
Visit the Seaport Hotel website.

During the fall polar bear season, Tamarack Rentals provides the transportation infrastructure that allows all of our programs to run smoothly in Churchill.
Visit the Tamarack Rentals website.

Every fall, the Tundra Inn provides accommodations for PBI's Leadership Camp participants in Churchill.
Visit the Tundra Inn website.

During PBI's fall Leadership Camp, Wat'chee Lodge provides students with access to polar bear maternity den sites on the tundra south of Churchill.
Visit the Wa'tchee Lodge website.

The company donates five percent of every sale of its whimsical Munki-Munki line of polar bear pajamas. The fabric was designed by artist Heather Ross after a trip to Churchill.
Visit the Creative Apparel Concepts website.

A Winnipeg-based law firm, Fillmore Riley assists us with legal issues related to our fall Leadership Camp and other educational programs in Churchill.
Visit the Fillmore Riley website.

This innovative company has created a website called Elf Island, where kids play online games that create real-world results. The company partners with nonprofits to raise funds for their projects. One such game is set in the Arctic and helps polar bears.
Visit the Good Egg Studios website.