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Polar bear in fall colours on the riverbank. Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. Scott Horwitz photo.
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September 30, 2026

Wolves, Windstorms and the Bear That Stayed: Summer Wraps at Nanuk and Seal River.

Polar bear in fall colours at Nanuk. Scott Horwitz photo by George Williams David Barrow has been to every country in the world. He’s coming back to Nanuk anyway. Barrow was on a Hudson Bay Odyssey at Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge this summer, and by the time he filled out…
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August 15, 2022

Species Spotlight: Arctic Ground Squirrel

Humans have always been drawn to animals' impressive power, movement, colour and size. Cheetahs are revered for their speed and unique spots; polar bears for being one of the largest carnivores on the planet; birds-of-paradise for their rainbow of feathers. With so much power and beauty on display in the…
Ghostly white beluga whales. Seal River Heritage Lodge.
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July 1, 2022

Get to Know the Canaries of the Sea

Beluga whale viewing is always a highlight for guests on our Birds, Bears and Belugas, Summer Dual Lodge and Arctic Discovery safaris. Their white skin reflects the blues and greens of Hudson Bay and can be seen from hundreds of feet above, giving them an ethereal appearance. Beluga whales are…
Arctic tern and gull conversing at Seal River.
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June 15, 2022

Birds of the North

Written by Allison Reimer Most of our Churchill Wild guests visit us for the rare experience of walking with polar bears, but they also enjoy observing beluga whales, and the thrill to watch wolves, moose, Arctic fox, wolverines and a variety of other wildlife. However, we also host some very…
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December 1, 2021

Closing Up

November is a thrilling time at our lodges: Polar bears are gathering in the area to wait for the temperatures to drop, so they can travel onto the ice of Hudson Bay to hunt. The snow has begun falling and the land is turning white. On clear nights the aurora…
Linda Besse and a polar bear. Seal River Heritage Lodge.
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January 29, 2021

Churchill Wild guest Linda Besse wins multiple awards for Seal River polar bear painting

Ice Bear. Multiple award-winning original oil painting by Linda Besse. by George Williams Wildlife artist and longtime Churchill Wild guest Linda Besse is living proof that you can excel at anything if you put your heart and soul into it. The 61-year-old from Washington State had barely picked up a…
 

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