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    Live From Churchill: Nov 10, 2009

    Nov 10, 2009 · Steve Selden

    Conservation must be running low on cracker shells as Churchill is clearly under siege by Polar Bears. Seemingly non-stop fire, day and night, continues keeping everyone on their toes. I cannot remember any season in the past ten or so with so many bear incidents near town. Everywhere we go there are bears.

  • Nature & Wildlife

    Live From Churchill: Nov 9, 2009

    Nov 9, 2009 · Steve Selden

    Omitted from last night’s report was the astounding aurora action that took place at around 9:30 PM (too late for press). Guides gathered their groups at the Northern Nights hotel and Hudson Square outside the Seaport Hotel.

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    Live From Churchill: Nov 8, 2009

    Nov 8, 2009 · Steve Selden

    A daily field report on polar bears from our guide Steve Selden in our Churchill, Manitoba office! Check out our polar bear tours here. I have never seen Churchill like this. It felt like “big” the minute I walked from the house a short distance to the office on Kelsey Blvd.

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    Live From Churchill: Nov 7, 2009

    Nov 8, 2009 · Steve Selden

    A daily field report on polar bears from our guide Steve Selden in our Churchill, Manitoba office! Check out our polar bear tours here. Saturday in Churchill was full of excitement as the festivities for the weekend began to take shape.

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    Live From Churchill: Nov 6, 2009

    Nov 6, 2009 · Steve Selden

    A daily field report on polar bears from our guide Steve Selden in our Churchill, Manitoba office! Check out our polar bear tours here. Another cold day (temps around 16F) in Churchill though the forecast calls for a warming trend in the next day or so.

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    Live From Churchill: Nov 5, 2009

    Nov 6, 2009 · Steve Selden

    The clouds and cold remained with us here in Churchill as temperatures were around 18°F. The Olympic torch is barreling through the North toward Churchill.

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    Live From Churchill: Nov 4, 2009

    Nov 4, 2009 · Steve Selden

    Guide Scott reported in that the polar bears seemed to be all over the vehicles on the inland road close to the lodge. One aggressive male whacked the driver’s side door before going to the rear and sniffing boots from under the back grated deck.

  • Nature & Wildlife

    Live from Churchill: Nov 3, 2009

    Nov 3, 2009 · Steve Selden

    Polar rover heaters were cranking yesterday as the frigid air flowed from the north. Temperatures were in the low teens F and the bears were on the move again.

  • Nature & Wildlife

    Live from Churchill: Nov 2, 2009

    Nov 3, 2009 · Steve Selden

    Sunny skies and cold, cold temperatures around 15°F were the order of the day yesterday and the Polar Bears were on the move all over the tundra and in and around Churchill.

  • Nature & Wildlife

    Live from Churchill: Nov 1, 2009

    Nov 1, 2009 · Steve Selden

    A daily field report on polar bears from our guide Steve Selden in our Churchill, Manitoba office! Check out our polar bear tours here. The morning clouds and fog lifted as afternoon arrived and the temperature plummeted to around 17 F. Slight winds persisted and the wind chill factor made it feel like below zero.

  • Nature & Wildlife

    Live from Churchill: October 31, 2009

    Oct 31, 2009 · Steve Selden

    A daily field report on polar bears from our guide Steve Selden in our Churchill, Manitoba office! Check out our polar bear tours here. The final day of October saw temps around 20F as snow continued to fall and blanket the tundra.

  • Nature & Wildlife

    Live from Churchill: October 30,2009

    Oct 30, 2009 · Steve Selden

    A daily field report on polar bears from our guide Steve Selden in our Churchill, Manitoba office! Check out our polar bear tours here. Winter arrived in Churchill with fierce winds whipping across the Hudson Bay from the North.