Time and Place: The Belugas of Churchill River

The ten month long winter is ending in the estuary of the Churchill River and in the waters of the great inland sea called Hudson Bay. Huge hunks of ice melt, break apart and float in and ou... Read allThe ten month long winter is ending in the estuary of the Churchill River and in the waters of the great inland sea called Hudson Bay. Huge hunks of ice melt, break apart and float in and out of the river estuary. As they do, 1500-kilogram beluga whales join the icy parade into t... Read allThe ten month long winter is ending in the estuary of the Churchill River and in the waters of the great inland sea called Hudson Bay. Huge hunks of ice melt, break apart and float in and out of the river estuary. As they do, 1500-kilogram beluga whales join the icy parade into the fresh water basin, which fills with as many as 2800 whales on a single day. Boatloads o... Read all