Daily Archives: November 7, 2016

Polar Bear Alert report for 1st week of November 2016, Churchill Manitoba

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Week 17 (I’ve been counting) for 31 October – 6 November (Week 1 was 11-17 July):

“Most bears are still out at Cape Churchill.” [see map below]

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See previous reports here, and here. Ten-day sea ice animation, CIS.
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Ice formation in W Hudson Bay slower than 2015 but not likely as slow as 1983

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After a great start this year for Churchill-area polar bears of Western Hudson Bay – who came off the ice in better than usual condition after what must have been a good spring hunting season – ice maps suggest that freeze-up will be later than last year, an impression confirmed by on-the-ground observers.

Ice coverage this year at 7 November (2016):

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Ice coverage last year at this date (7 November 2015), see this post for details:

UPDATED 23 November 2021: see below.
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