The clouds and cold remained with us here in Churchill as temperatures were around 18°F. The Olympic torch is barreling through the North toward Churchill.

Guide Scott reported in that the polar bears seemed to be all over the vehicles on the inland road close to the lodge. One aggressive male whacked the driver’s side door before going to the rear and sniffing boots from under the back grated deck.

Polar rover heaters were cranking yesterday as the frigid air flowed from the north. Temperatures were in the low teens F and the bears were on the move again.

Sunny skies and cold, cold temperatures around 15°F were the order of the day yesterday and the Polar Bears were on the move all over the tundra and in and around Churchill.

Our daily update from the field on polar bears in Churchill, Manitoba! Today: A ringed seal kept a watchful eye on the shore, avoiding encounters with such bears as “Snaggletooth”; An Arctic fox hangs around the rover. Temps: ~31°F