2009 Tundra Shorts
This collection of vignettes from our fall season in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada, offers a window into the world of the polar bears that gather each fall on the shores of Hudson Bay. Our daily video updates also include "quick clips" that feature the people of Churchill and the scientists who work with the bears.
November 20, 2009
Every fall, PBI volunteers brave the cold to share a front-row view of the polar bear migration in Churchill, Manitoba. The buggy serves as a roving stage for daily HD vignettes, media interviews, and educational webcasts and video conferences. This behind-the-scenes look at Buggy One shows how the footage is produced from the middle of the frozen tundra. By Henry Harrison.
November 19, 2009
Test your polar bear I.Q.! Do polar bears have fiber optic fur? Do they cover their black noses when hunting? Can we build artificial platforms to save them? Our scientists answer myths and provide facts about polar bears. By John Shier, 45 North.
November 18, 2009
After Hudson Bay briefly began to freeze—and then melt—this fall, a mother polar bear and her cub make their way back to shore across mixed ice and water, no easy task. Such conditions are increasingly common in a changing Arctic. Biologist Geoff York narrates. By John Shier, 45 North.
November 17, 2009
Nine polar bears gather to feed on a seal kill on the shores of Hudson Bay, offering a window into their social behavior. The footage also includes grooming in the snow and mock fighting. Scientist Tom Smith interprets the behavior. By John Shier, 45 North.
November 16, 2009
Why do male polar bears stage mock battles? Dr. Andrew Derocher shares insights on this and other behavior in male polar bears as they wait for freeze-up on the shores of Hudson Bay. By John Shier, 45 North.
November 20, 2009
Every fall, PBI volunteers brave the cold to share a front-row view of the polar bear migration in Churchill, Manitoba. The buggy serves as a roving stage for daily HD vignettes, media interviews, and educational webcasts and video conferences. This behind-the-scenes look at Buggy One shows how the footage is produced from the middle of the frozen tundra. By Henry Harrison.
November 19, 2009
Test your polar bear I.Q.! Do polar bears have fiber optic fur? Do they cover their black noses when hunting? Can we build artificial platforms to save them? Our scientists answer myths and provide facts about polar bears. By John Shier, 45 North.
November 18, 2009
After Hudson Bay briefly began to freeze—and then melt—this fall, a mother polar bear and her cub make their way back to shore across mixed ice and water, no easy task. Such conditions are increasingly common in a changing Arctic. Biologist Geoff York narrates. By John Shier, 45 North.
November 17, 2009
Nine polar bears gather to feed on a seal kill on the shores of Hudson Bay, offering a window into their social behavior. The footage also includes grooming in the snow and mock fighting. Scientist Tom Smith interprets the behavior. By John Shier, 45 North.
November 16, 2009
Why do male polar bears stage mock battles? Dr. Andrew Derocher shares insights on this and other behavior in male polar bears as they wait for freeze-up on the shores of Hudson Bay. By John Shier, 45 North.