Thinking about you. Christoph Jansen / ArcticWild.net photo. by George Williams As we mark International Polar Bear Day on February 27, 2025, it's worth reflecting on the challenging journey that polar bear cubs face at this time of year, as the newborns are emerging from their winter dens into a…
Polar bear approaching at Seal River Heritage Lodge. Polly Chan photo. By George Williams Polly Chan, a dynamic wildlife filmmaker and YouTuber from Hong Kong, was recently at Seal River Heritage Lodge working on a new film entitled “Last Chance Tourism,” which aims to provoke thought and discussion about the…
Wild polar bear. Seal River Heritage Lodge. Christian Baum photo. Happy Earth Day 2024! Today is a day when people from all over the world come together to take action and preserve our beautiful planet. The Earth Day 2024 theme is focused on engaging people, governments, institutions, and businesses to…
World Wildlife Day serves as a powerful reminder of the beauty and fragility of the natural world, and the critical role we play in safeguarding it for future generations. Charles Glatzer photo. Seal River Heritage Lodge. The Significance of World Wildlife Day Every year on March 3rd, we come together…
Beauty with a purpose. Polar bear in the willows at Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. (Christoph and Fabienne Jansen / ArcticWild.net photo) by George Williams Churchill Wild’s three ecolodges on the Hudson Bay coast are the only place in the world where you can safely take ground-level photos of polar bears…
by Allison Reimer We all love the sound of the waves, seeing whales dip under the wake, and the way the sunlight sparkles as it sinks below the horizon — but are we doing enough to protect our oceans? On June 8 of each year, World Oceans Day celebrates the…
Written By George Williams Greta. Acrylic enamel painting by Kal Barteski “Enjoying the sunbeam, her grace and poise so elegant and glamorous. I could almost feel the warmth of the sun coming off her coat as she melted into the rock day bed.” ~ Kal Barteski We couldn’t imagine a better…
Churchill Wild Guests Participate in First Cloud Wolf Study by Jad Davenport, Churchill Wild Director of Wolf Programs “There’s a wolf following us.” I turned and Churchill Wild guide Jess pointed at a wolf trotting a hundred feet behind us. We were on a shakedown hike through the willows along…
A third of Canada’s waters trickle, cascade, gush and flow with a final rush into the Hudson Bay. To increase awareness of the world’s waterways, World Rivers Day is celebrated every fourth Sunday in September. We’d like to acknowledge the incredibleness of the rivers we know. Rivers such as the…
When the bears come off the Hudson Bay ice when it melts in spring, where do they go until it freezes again in the fall, a period of some three to five months? Wind and cold temperatures do not deter people from all over the world to visit northern Manitoba…