Tundra Connections^®

Our webcasts and live chats provide Arctic inspiration, whether you’re watching live or checking out archives.

Fall 2025 Season Archive

Want to rewatch a broadcast or catch up on one you missed? View the fall 2025 season episodes below that streamed live from the tundra during polar bear season in Churchill, Manitoba.

Polar bear photo on left, grizzly bear photo on right

Webcasts

Polar Bears and Brown Bears

Watch our live chat with explore.org naturalist Mike Fitz that explores how these remarkable animals adapt and what their future may hold.

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Webcast

15 Oct 2025

Tundra Buggy One making its way across the snowy tundra

Webcasts

Please join us in celebrating the end of an era as we bid a happy retirement to the original “polar bear monster truck”, our roving mobile broadcast studio, and our home away from home: Tundra Buggy One. This little buggy has spent decades bringing polar bears to people around the world, helping Polar Bears International to support science and conservation.

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Webcast

21 Oct 2025

Webcasts

Tools for Schools — Motivating Action

Students of all ages have the power to change the world! Join us to learn about concrete tools and actions that youth, teachers, classrooms, schools, and more can take to positively influence our shared future. Together, our voices are strong — and what’s good for people is good for polar bears, too!

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Webcast

22 Oct 2025

The maternal den cam deployed in the field

Webcasts

A Celebration of Polar Bears — Updates from the Field

It’s been a long year! We will share things worth celebrating, updates from the polar bear world, and what Polar Bears International has been up around the Arctic.

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Webcast

23 Oct 2025

Webcasts

Living in Ice-olation — STEM Tools for Studying Polar Bears

Polar bears live in some of the most brutal conditions on the planet: cold, dark, salty, windy, wet, and far from human civilization. Join us to learn about how we use trial and error, imagination and collaboration to understand this incredible animal and support its conservation.

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Webcast

28 Oct 2025

Webcasts

Fat is Fit — Polar Bear Diets

Polar bears did keto before it was cool. This blubber hunting ice bear thrives on fat, eating less protein, fruits, and vegetables than any of its cousins. Tune in to do a deeper dive into the diets of the world’s biggest bear.

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30 Oct 2025

Webcasts

Creature Art Teacher on the Tundra

Join amazing animal animator Aaron Blaise for a very special Tundra Connections webcast! Aaron will tell us about his artistic approach as he teaches us how to draw polar bears and explain why he is passionate about conservation.

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Webcast

04 Nov 2025

Aaron Blaise live drawing polar bear mom and cubs on the tundra during Tundra Connections broadcast

Webcasts

Creature Art Teacher on the Tundra: Moms and Cubs

Acclaimed wildlife artist and animator Aaron Blaise will guide us through a hands-on drawing lesson focusing on polar bear moms and cubs. As Aaron sketches and shares insights from his career, we will discuss how art and storytelling can be powerful tools for learning and motivating conservation efforts.

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Webcast

05 Nov 2025

Photo: Daniel J. Cox

Explore Previous Seasons

Every fall, a new season of Tundra Connections broadcasts during the annual gathering of polar bears begins. Take a look back at our previous episodes and share countless moments of discovery with our team in Churchill, Manitoba.

EV Tundra Buggy One with sparring polar bears

Webcasts

Bye Bye from EV Tundra Buggy One

That’s another great polar bear season wrapped! Let’s highlight our favourite moments from the season and discuss what’s next for these beautiful creatures.

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Webcast

19 Nov 2025

Webcasts

Staying Safe in Bear Country

As polar bears spend more time on land in more places they will come into more contact with people. Tune in to learn about how we are supporting human-polar bear coexistence, developing new tools, testing existing equipment, and helping share and spread knowledge across the north.

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Webcast

13 Nov 2025

Webcasts

Building a Bigger, Better Bear Safety Toolbox

As polar bears spend more time on land in more places, we need more safety tools to better support the people that live with the world’s biggest bear. We're developing new tools, testing existing ones and piloting projects to collaboratively expand polar bear safety across the Arctic. Learn more about our process and partners, some new tools being created, and how we can keep people safe and polar bears in the wild.

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Webcast

12 Nov 2025

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