Polar bear in red. Sarah Skinner photo. by George Williams The day Sarah Skinner handed in her resignation, her husband had one piece of advice waiting for her at home. "I followed you on social media for years, and kind of had the one day, one day, one day," said…
Mom and cubs walking along the shoreline at Seal River Heritage Lodge. Phil Davis photo. August ran hot, then cool, then wild in every direction. Between Seal River Heritage Lodge and Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge, guests logged polar bears in double digits, thousands of belugas, wolf tracks, caribou in full…
Emma Dickins (left) and guide Shayna Plett at Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge on the Nanuk Emergence Quest. by George Williams Fresh off a New Zealand summer, Emma Dickins stepped onto the plane in shorts and a t-shirt, pants stuffed in her bag, just in case. She landed in Canada to…
Mom and cubs on the beach at Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. Cheryl Hnatiuk photo. by George Williams This summer has been one for the books at Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. Head guide Terry Elliott, now in his 18th season with Churchill Wild, has seen some of the best wildlife activity…
The wetness of fall. Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. Anjali Singh photo. by George Williams There are some places in your life you never forget. Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge is one of them. I first travelled to Nanuk with my wife and 12-year-old daughter in 2013, before Churchill Wild had extensively…
Moose on the Hudson Bay Odyssey at Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. Rod Kuo photo. by Emri Canvin The fall season at Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge began with all the signs of an early winter. The black bears were all in hibernation by Oct. 9th. The flats along the shore were…
Something smells good in there. (Fabienne Jansen / ArcticWild.net photo.) by Mike Reimer Arctic Wild meets Churchill Wild. Is it fate, luck, or perhaps part of Nature's Grand Plan that brings extraordinary people like Christoph and Fabienne Jansen into our lives? We're forever grateful for these newfound friends, who continue…
The future. With mom. At Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. ArcticWild.net photo. Click image for more. by George Williams February 27th marks International Polar Bear Day, an annual event dedicated to raising awareness about the plight of polar bears and the urgent need to address climate change for the future survival…
Powerful polar bear. (Mathieu Courdesses) by Mathieu Courdesses There are trips that turn into films -- my polar bear photo safari with Churchill Wild at Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge could have been written as a screenplay. My name is Mathieu Courdesses, I am a wildlife photographer and wildlife documentary director.…
Polar bear taking a walk in front of Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. (Tomas Koeck photo) by George Williams Following in the pawprints of Seal River Heritage Lodge, Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge recently garnered eight more 5-Star reviews on Tripadvisor.com, including a few from elite photographers and filmmakers. Nanuk Polar Bear…