Churchill Wildlife Count 2016

Churchill Wildlife Sightings

Below is our list of top ten wildlife sightings recorded in 2016. For comparison, check out our 2015 Top Ten List.

Top Ten Wildlife Sightings in 2016

 

1. Polar Bears: 566

_{©Hannah Davies}

2. Willow Ptarmigan: 556

_{©JP McCarthy}

3. Snow Bunting*: 400+

_{©Alex Mueller}

4. Snow Goose: 100+

_{©Frontiers North Adventures}

5. Canada Goose*: 100+

_{©Frontiers North Adventures}

6. Caribou: 54

_{©Jim Baldwin}

7. Arctic Fox: 27

_{©Simin Gee/Canuk Images}

8. Arctic Hare: 20

_{©Doug Ross}

9. Eider Duck: 20

_{©Andreas Trepte/ Wikimedia Commons [CC BY-SA 2.5]}

10. Tundra Swan: 12

_{©Jim Baldwin}

Honourable Mention - Snowy Owl: 8

_{©Carol D.}

*Often these birds fly in flocks that are too large to count, so our guides and drivers give a rough estimate of numbers rather than an exact number. 

 

_{Main image: ©Chelsea Davis}