Polar Bear Territory Churchill Manitoba

A Polar Bear Cub explores his territory around Churchill, Manitoba just before winter starts to bring in its cold temperatures.

The territory of Churchill, Manitoba is an extremely important place for a polar bear and the sooner the Hudson Bay freezes over, the better for this cub. The mother Polar Bear will show her cub its first true winter and teach it the lessons of surviving on its own.

Polar Bear, Ursus maritimus, 11 months old seen from a tundra buggy in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area, Hudson Bay, Churchill, Manitoba, Canada.

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