Once there, accommodations are limited to tents and portable teepee structures and travelers should be prepared and well equipped for any circumstances. Depending on the time of year one visits, bad weather can suddenly appear and delay any scheduled pickups. Due to the low lying nature of the parks terrain, high winds are always a possibility so tent heights should be as low as possible. It is also strongly recommended that visitors should have some protective weaponry of some sort as this is a natural wildlife environment and large predatory animals can be found throughout the park.
Established in 1970 about 70% of Ontario’s polar bears maternal denning sites are located within the parks boundaries and as many as 200 of these magnificent beasts use the park as they migrate through the coastal region during the ice-free season when their natural habitat, the ice of Hudson’s Bay, breaks up and they wait for the frigid waters to once again freeze over.
In addition to the star attraction polar bears this huge wilderness is also the domain of many other animals including:
- Woodland Caribou
- Black Bear
- Moose
- Beaver
- Maarten
- Fox
- As well as hundreds of bird species
The long coastal areas and waters of Hudson’s Bay and James Bay are also teaming with wildlife including:
- Beluga Whales
- Seals
- Walruses
- White Whales