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It’s a true Canadian adventure, taking explorers to the very heart of polar bear country.This one-of-a-kind tour journeys to the northern Manitoba town of Churchill, where polar bears can outnumber ...

A polar bear saunters past a Tundra Buggy on a snowy day in the Churchill wildlife management area outside the town of Churchill. Image by Kt Miller / polarbearsinternational.org.

The same study said polar bear numbers in Churchill have decreased by 27% in five years. Polar bears are endangered because of the rise in ocean temperatures due to climate change.

Then, you’ll fly to Churchill, ride in small groups of no more than 16 to see the polar bears interacting, playing, and walking through the freezing environment.

Meet the photographer detailing the decline of polar bears in Manitoba, Canada In 1993, Don Shelby and a crew from WCCO embarked on a journey to Churchill, Manitoba in Canada.

Churchill is known as the polar bear capital of the world. Every year, the Hudson Bay - on the western edge of which the town is perched - thaws, and forces the bears on shore.

There are about 600 polar bears in this Western Hudson Bay population, about half what it was 40 years ago, but that’s still close to one bear for every resident of Churchill.

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