Resources
Web Sites
Polar Bears Alive
www.polarbearsalive.org
Facts and figures from a leading polar bear conservation organization.
The Town of Churchill
www.creighton.edu/~hutchens/churchil.html
Learn about the "Polar Bear Capital of the World."
Churchill Nature Tours
www.churchillnaturetours.com/
Web site of a tour company that offers guided bear-watching tours.
Test Your Knowlege of Churchill
www.aurora-inn.mb.ca/quiz.html
How much do you know about this historic community on the shores of Hudson Bay?
Polar Bears in Recent Decades
www.arctic.noaa.gov/essay_schliebe.html
Article summarizing the most recent research into polar bear behavior, from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Complete Polar Bear Fact
and Story Website
www.geocities.com/mikepolarbear/
A fun site with lots of interesting trivia, facts, photos, and personal stories
told through the eyes of a polar bear guide.
Canadian Association of Aboriginal Entrepreneurs
www.aurora-inn.mb.ca
Bear-watching links and more.
Polar Bear High Season
www.chem.ucla.edu/~alice/explorations/churchill/bear_season.htm
One visitor's account of visiting Churchill during Polar Bear High Season.
Books
Chartier, Bonnie. A BIRDER'S GUIDE TO CHURCHILL, MANITOBA. Colorado Springs: American Birding Association, 1999.
Hinshaw, Dorothy. POLAR BEARS (CAROLRHODA NATURE WATCH BOOKS). New York: Carolrhoda Books, 2000.
Mangelsen, Thomas D. POLAR DANCE: BORN OF THE NORTH WIND. New York: Images of Nature, 1997.
Rosing, Norbert. THE WORLD OF THE POLAR BEAR. San Francisco, Firefly Books, 1996.
Senecal, Catherine M. PELICANS TO POLAR BEARS: WATCHING WILDLIFE IN MANITOBA. Winnipeg: Heartland, 1999.
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