Walrus in Canada

Looking for the walrus in Canada? Start with Churchill, Manitoba, where access and habitat make a sighting more likely than a chance roadside glimpse.

Churchill, Manitoba in Hudson Bay Coast is the place to begin. The polar bear capital of the world, where bears gather on the tundra each autumn waiting for Hudson Bay to freeze. Give yourself quiet time at dawn or dusk and keep your distance.

Canada context: Polar bears on the tundra, moose in the boreal forest, and some of the last great wilderness on Earth.

In Canada, look especially around arctic sea ice, shallow shelf seas, and coastal haul-outs. Those settings usually put you closest to where this species is active.