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Churchill is a town on the shore of Hudson Bay. It is most famous for the many polar bears that move toward the shore from inland in the autumn, leading to the nickname “Polar Bear Capital of the World”. Human presence in the Churchill area dates as far back as 1700 BC. Tent rings, food caches and kayak stands remain as evidence of the Pre-Dorset, Dorset and Inuit peoples that used this area as seasonal hunting grounds for thousands for years.

As the ice floes recede on the Churchill River, the first beluga whales of the year appear. Throughout July and August, pods of beluga whales enter the Churchill River with the tide, coming into the warm waters of the estuary to feed, give birth and raise their young, moult their winter skin and generally, socialize. Known as ‘Sea Canaries’, they are some of the world’s most communicative and expressive whales. With white whale numbers peaking around 3,000 by mid-summer, the Churchill River is virtually ’swimming’ with whales! They are inquisitive and comfortable with tour boats, swimming beside, behind and under your boat.

As the beluga whales depart, another season begins. Polar bears swim ashore in mid-July and can be seen in the summer but it is not until October that they begin to gather in numbers along the coast. Churchill’s ‘bear season’ begins in early October and numbers build until in early November, sometimes 40 or more polar bears can be seen on a given day. This is Churchill’s prime tourist season with 12,000 or more visitors passing through in six weeks.

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