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June 1, 2022
World Oceans Day: Changing for the Better
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…
May 2, 2022
Arctic Fox Fun Facts
by Allison Francoeur More elusive in the summer, Arctic foxes come out in their full marshmallow glory in the fall. Their grey-brown coats turn a pristine white and they fluff up to the size of a large housecat, with their tail making up one-third of their length. Changing colours throughout…
March 1, 2022
Remembering Andy MacPherson (1970-2022)
World’s Top Polar Bear Guide, Dear Friend to Nature and People, Dies at 51 by George Williams Tribute Video by BUILD Films Inc. Andy MacPherson. Pat Maloney photo. Andrew “Andy” Charles MacPherson, who was widely acknowledged as the world’s top polar bear guide, and a major force behind the evolution…
September 22, 2021
Northern Lights Engagement
Written by Mikayla Plett Patience Have you ever had an experience that felt like it was waiting for you - like different elements were just waiting patiently for you to be there before they collided? I had two of those moments within 24 hours! We staff learned very early on…
September 1, 2021
Rivers We Revere
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…
August 26, 2021
See Polar Bears in Summer, Fresh Off the Ice and Oh So Pretty
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…
August 5, 2021
Differences between Churchill Wild’s Lodges
Places hold magic. Our lodges are no different, but it’s more than simply the lodge itself. It’s the blue shadows on the drifts as a wolf steals past Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. It’s frozen bubbles beneath the lake at Dymond Lake Lodge or the rocky braided river that glistens at…
July 21, 2021
An Unexpected Friendship Along the Hudson Bay Floe Edge
Words By: Jody Steeves A few days ago during our first-ever, exploratory floe edge trip, I slipped into the Hudson Bay waters perched in a kayak, paddle in hand. I’ve paddled her waters before but never this time of year. I wasn’t sure what to expect. The floe edge had…
March 30, 2021
What is ethical wildlife viewing?
The stretch of Hudson Bay coastline on which we operate is pristine wilderness, home to wildlife such as polar bears, wolves, moose, black bears, and caribou. Harbor, ringed and bearded seals live in the adjacent waters where beluga whales come to feed and calve in the summer months...
