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  • 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.

  • Nature & Wildlife

    Live From Churchill: October 29, 2009

    Oct 29, 2009 · Steve Selden

    Our daily update from the field on polar bears in Churchill, Manitoba! Today: Polar bear traffic jams and water fights.

  • Nature & Wildlife

    Live From Churchill: October 28, 2009

    Oct 28, 2009 · Steve Selden

    Our daily update from the field on polar bears in Churchill, Manitoba! Today: Mother vs. Male bear, plus a chopper airlifts a sedated polar bear to a relocation spot.

  • Nature & Wildlife

    Live From Churchill: October 27, 2009

    Oct 28, 2009 · Steve Selden

    Our daily update from the field on polar bears in Churchill, Manitoba! Today: Dog-sledding the “Ruff” way and momma polar bears and lots of little ones. Temps: ~31°F.

  • News & More

    Coming Feb. 2011: Sea Kayaking Antarctica

    Oct 27, 2009 · Megan Koelemay

    EC returns in February 2011 to one of the most untamed and animal-rich locales on earth: Antartica! This intrepid sea kayaking expedition takes you away from civilization for an experience like no other. Contact Olaf Malver at 1-877-677-9623 for details!

  • Nature & Wildlife

    Live From Churchill: October 26, 2009

    Oct 26, 2009 · Steve Selden

    Our daily update from the field on polar bears in Churchill, Manitoba! Today: A ringed seal kept a watchful eye on the shore, avoiding encounters with such bears as “Snaggletooth”; An Arctic fox hangs around the rover.

  • Nature & Wildlife

    Live From Churchill: October 25, 2009

    Oct 25, 2009 · Steve Selden

    Our daily update from the field on polar bears in Churchill, Manitoba! Today: Unruly bears, lots of foxes and Arctic birds, and why you should buy cereal.

  • Nature & Wildlife

    Live From Churchill: October 24, 2009

    Oct 24, 2009 · Steve Selden

    Our daily update from the field on polar bears in Churchill, Manitoba! Today: Unruly bears, lots of foxes and Arctic birds, and why you should buy cereal.

  • Nature & Wildlife

    Live From Churchill: October 23, 2009

    Oct 23, 2009 · Steve Selden

    Our daily update from the field on polar bears in Churchill, Manitoba! Today: Protecting bears and humans from each other, BEAUTIFUL aurora borealis activity, and tons of wildlife.

  • Conservation

    More good news for endangered sea turtles

    Oct 23, 2009 · Wendy Redal

    Imagine the sight of thousands of 100-pound sea turtles, packed side by side on an expanse of beach stretching for two miles along Mexico’s Pacific coast. It’s not an image that comes easily to mind, considering how endangered these creatures are worldwide (see Good Nature on 9/25/2009 for more on the challenges sea turtles face).

  • Nature & Wildlife

    Live From Churchill: October 22, 2009

    Oct 22, 2009 · Steve Selden

    Our daily update from the field on polar bears in Churchill, Manitoba! Today: 15 bears, six moose, and a need for Windex! Temps: ~24°F, no wind.

  • Nature & Wildlife

    Live From Churchill: October 21, 2009

    Oct 21, 2009 · Steve Selden

    Our daily update from the field on polar bears in Churchill, Manitoba! Today: Weasels, lemmings, gurfalcons, oh my! And a polar bear finds a nice spot to sleep…underneath the rover! Temps: 25°F, little to no wind.