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DR. B VISITS AND STUDIES THE POLAR BEARS

In October 2009 Dr. B joined 22 other veterinarians on an expedition to Churchill, Manitoba, on the west coast of Hudson Bay to observe and study the resident Polar Bears.  He saw over 50 Polar Bears, as well as a lot of other wildlife.  There were white Arctic Hares, Arctic Foxes, and Willow Ptarmigan, all of which blended in with the snow.  Around the town Red Foxes took the place of Raccoons as the local scavengers.  On a helicopter ride he saw Moose and got a glimpse of a pack of Wolves.  To view the bears, the group rode in Tundra Buggies, like a school bus on top of a fire engine chassis, making the windows 10 feet high and hard for a bear to reach (see the photos). Even though it was only October, it was COLD!

Row 1: left to right. 1. A Redtail Hawk sits on top of Dr. B’s birdfeeder looking for squirrels. 2. Got one! 3. 

Row 2:  Not to be outdone, a Cooper’s Hawk gets into the act (left). Cooper’s Hawk nest in the woods near Dr. B’s house (right). 

Row 3: The nest is 50 feet up in the tree and there are no unobstructed views to the nest, but there were two fluffy white chicks . All photos by Dr. B.