Polar Bears International

All polar bear researchers have at times been sidelined by weather, ice conditions, lack of funding, or other factors. A pandemic, however, is a first for us.

Over the last week in my home of Churchill, Manitoba, winter rolled in, and the town and surrounding areas came alive with cold-loving creatures.

Is that a car? A dog? A polar bear? Compact surveillance radar may help warn northern communities of approaching polar bears.

Polar bear viewing in Churchill will be very different this year due to the pandemic. Fortunately, we're still planning a full schedule of virtual outreach.

A new study finds bear spray to be effective in wind and cold—in fact, in all environmental conditions where bears occur.

Summer in Churchill is always very brief. Flowers have come and gone, and the lush greens of the tundra have turned to vibrant reds and golden yellows.