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WHERE TO GO TO SEE WILD POLAR BEARS!

If you would like to see wild polar bears, go to Churchill, Canada for 6 weeks every fall!  With only 900 residents in the town and over 1000 bears in the area, you are sure to see a wild bear.  Please visit the official website for Churchill and see and read about this wonderful bear-viewing place at http://www.churchill.ca/ . What else? It is a great location: one of the best Northern Lights watching (January-March), a birdwatcher's paradise (May-July), best beluga whale watching (mid-July on), unbelievable polar bear watching (October-November). You can also see them in Barrow, Alaska!

 

Who offers nature tours near the Arctic?

 

We have found these on the internet but cannot vouch for their customer service since we have not gone there. Checking out these and other websites will show you lots of photos of polar bears!

 

> Click here http://www.kingeider.net/king5.html to see more photos of polar bears and read about Barrow

> Click here for tour information http://www.kingeider.net/king6.html

> Click here for tour information http://www.freshtracks.ca/watching.shtml

> Click here for planning a vacation to Alaska http://www.alaska.com/activities/bears/story/4434968p-4608708c.html

> Click here for planning a photography tour of polar bear country at Hallo Bay near Churchill http://www.hallobay.com/Churchill_Polar_Bears.htm

> Click here for more Churchill, Manitoba tours http://www.greatcanadiantravel.com/churchill_polarbear_tours.htm

and here http://www.mountainoutin.com/generic10.html

 

What are some tips for photographing polar bears in the wild?

 

For safety: See "Polar Bear Safety" on this website.

For photographs: Get a guide! Talk to other wildlife photographers who have seen polar bears previously. Get on a tundra buggy and be safe while you take pictures! Also - you will photographing white bears on white snow in cold weather - there are lots of photography challenges for you.

 

If you have taken a tour to see polar bears and enjoyed it please email us!