Sam Spanellis

The Ultimate Tundra Buggy Experience: Face-to-Face with Churchill’s Polar Bears

https://www.501places.com/2009/06/churchill-manitoba-the-land-of-the-polar-bear Coming face to face with a polar bear certainly sets the heart racing – even if the window of the vehicle is seperating us. After many such encounters during our three days on the frozen shores of Hudson Bay, it was tempting to be lulled into a false sense of comfort with these giant creatures. The bears spend the summer months hibernating and losing much of the fat they have acquired during their time hunting on the ice. When they start the migratory route north in October/November, they do not expect to feast on fresh meat for a while. So maybe a vehicle with 10 people on board would not have them salivating just yet, although if one of us had fallen onto the