Canada has 60% of the world's polar bears (there are between 25,000-30,000 in the world) and Churchill is the southernmost place to see them and the most accessible.

As its lifeblood train line swings back into action, Lizzie Pook heads to Churchill in Canada – polar bear capital of the world – to see what life is like when you live alongside giants ...

“What changes now is a greater awareness about the challenges that polar bears face,” Gunter said. Tourists come to Churchill, a town about six blocks long, to see the bears; there are about ...

Our readers share tales of their rambles around the world. Who: Barbara (author of this account) and Joseph Motter of Rohrersville, Md. Where, when, why: Churchill, Manitoba, Canada, Oct. 19-24 ...

Polar bear tours in Churchill Although fewer than 900 people live in Churchill year-round, the population soars to several thousand during bear season, roughly September, October and early November.

Every fall, hundreds of polar bears congregate along Canada’s Hudson Bay, near the town of Churchill, Manitoba, waiting for the water to freeze so they can get out on the ice and hunt seals ...

Churchill relies on the tourism that comes from those wanting to see the polar bears. In order to sustain their businesses, some tourism companies are looking to pivot to protect their futures.

Polar bears could go extinct due to climate change, study warns 01:59. Polar bears in Canada's Western Hudson Bay — on the southern edge of the Arctic — are continuing to die in high numbers ...

A polar bear walks along the shore of Hudson Bay near Churchill, Manitoba, on Aug. 23, 2010. Polar bears in Canada's Western Hudson Bay — on the southern edge of the Arctic — are continuing to ...

Churchill, Manitoba, is the best place in the world to see wild polar bears up close, and this journey delivers unforgettable encounters. Aboard a massive Polar Rover, the trip takes adventurers ...

Churchill, in Canada's far north, is known as the polar bear capital of the world. Every year, about now, the bears gather on the shore to wait for the Hudson Bay to freeze so they can get on to ...

Wake up with polar bears outside your window on an unusual tour that includes spending two nights at Tundra Buggy Lodge at Polar Bear Point in Canada's Churchill Wildlife Management Area.