A one-bear welcoming committee on arrival at Seal River Heritage Lodge. She decided to sleep right in the middle of the drive into the main gate. . Saw eight polar bears—all fat and happy—on the twenty-minute flight north from Churchill, and on every hike so far we’ve run into at least three different bears. They’re patiently waiting for winter, for the sea ice to form so they can get back out on the Arctic Ocean and hunt seals. . We’re in the waning hours of summer with autumn arriving any morn

Polar Bear Cubs

Polar Bear Moms and Cubs: In the Den

Polar Bear Cubs Exhibit Debut