Wolf in the willows. Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. A tale of wellbeing, wonder and walking with polar bears Story and photos by Cheryl Hnatiuk (Psst…If you haven’t read Part I of this story, check it out here!) Being led by wildlife guides was new to me. Most of my photography…
A summer walk with polar bears at Seal River Heritage Lodge. Robert Postma photo. by Vanessa Descorcy 1. Walk with polar bears From July through November, you can stay at one of Churchill Wild’s three fly-in wilderness ecolodges and participate in daily guided treks through polar bear country. Polar bears…
Polar bear relaxing at Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. A tale of wellbeing, wonder and walking with polar bears Story and photos by Cheryl Hnatiuk What is going on here? I thought to myself, my brow lightly furrowed, my face a mixture of disbelief and surprise. For years, I’d been hoping…
Return to Nanuk. Ian Johnson photo. by George Williams Ian Johnson has been walking with polar bears and showcasing the Churchill Wild lodges to his photography clients since 2012. He’ll be back again in the fall of 2019. Word-of-mouth business has been good. Ian Johnson. The 52-year-old professional safari guide,…
Mom and cubs at Dymond Lake Ecolodge. Michael Poliza photo. Dear Friends, Christmas is a time for enjoying the many blessings of family and loved ones. Our newly born polar bear cubs will soon be emerging from their dens with Mom and heading out on to the Hudson Bay sea…
Northern lights blanket full moon at Seal River Heritage Lodge. James Heupel photo. Story and photo by James Heupel This photo was taken on November 12, 2014, from the Seal River Heritage Lodge compound, at 10:47 in the evening. We got the alert that the Northern Lights were out about…
Contest winner Natasha George and partner Fred Richings "keeping quiet while waiting for a moose" at Nanuk. by George Williams Natasha George won a trip for two to Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge in 2017, but it wasn’t the polar bears and wolves that impressed her most when she arrived at…
"Warrior Pete" the polar bear at Seal River Heritage Lodge. Jenny Loren photo. by George Williams An old warrior polar bear took his final walk at Seal River Heritage Lodge this fall. Affectionately named "Pete" by guests, he was thought to have been at least 20 years old. It was…
Polar bears sparring on Dymond Lake. Marta Szczycinska Spingardi photo. by George Williams “It was our best year ever for polar bears at Dymond Lake,” said Churchill Wild Director of Operations Nolan Booth. “Within a day of freeze-up we had bears at the lodge. And that was before the Great Ice…
Polar bear in fireweed. Dennis Fast photo by George Williams In celebration of Churchill Wild's 25th anniversary, we thought we'd create a gallery of some of the amazing polar bears we've walked with over the years. We've seen an astonishing number of the great white bears, thousands actually! We were…