Polar bear family at Nanuk. Photo courtesy of Churchill Wild guest An Xiao. Click image for full album. by George Williams Guests take some fabulous photos on our summer polar bear safaris. Many are surprised by the fact that you can see polar bears without snow, and some, like An…
Shaking off the wet at Seal River. Photo courtesy of Churchill Wild guest David Fox. by Paul Scriver, Churchill Wild Polar Bear Guide The Hudson Bay coastline has been providing an amazing diversity of wildlife for our Summer Dual Lodge Safaris. With the final day of the second safari underway,…
Waiting for belugas at Seal River. Photo by Churchill Wild guide Boomer Jerritt. by Paul Scriver, Churchill Wild Polar Bear Guide Summer is waning at Seal River Heritage Lodge and the first signs of seasonal change are afoot. The willow bushes and dwarf birches are just starting to change colour…
https://youtu.be/5W_1M4NyWlY?rel=0 by Paul Scriver, Churchill Wild Polar Bear Guide. Video by Churchill Wild guest Irene Ilott From time to time, when you have a little patience, amazing things seem to happen on our Birds, Bears and Belugas safari at Seal River. This past week, right in front of Churchill Wild’s…
https://youtu.be/Jd1mKPPCWtA by George Williams Churchill Wild guide Steve Schellenberg, along with assorted wolves, polar bears, Arctic foxes, Snowy Owls and more, were recently included in some of the footage for the new National Geographic series Wild_Life: The Big Freeze, in which filmmaker Bertie Gregory takes viewers on a blizzard-filled adventure…
https://youtu.be/q-bYPs2pXJA?rel=0 Imagine a place, where time stands still. Where you feel completely, and utterly present. Here, there are no barriers between you and the world. You are at peace, in the moment. Spanning six continents and a wealth of wilderness, National Geographic’s Unique Lodges of the World are places to…
Caribou return to Seal River. Andy Skillen photo. Story and photo by Andy Skillen The Qamanirjuaq caribou herd typically migrates past Seal River Heritage Lodge in late fall and guests on our Polar Bear Photo Safari are often witness to this magnificent sight. In 2015 and 2016 the caribou were…
Science is proving the value of a walk in the woods (or on the tundra!) Chris Evans photo. This article originally appeared in National Geographic's Almanac 2019 and it includes many of the reasons we created our Wildlife & Wellness Safari at Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. Churchill Wild is a…
Polar bear in the mist at Seal River. Terry Elliott photo. by George Williams The first time we went to Seal River Heritage Lodge, I didn’t bring a camera. It never occurred to me that I might want to take a few photos like the ones you’ll see in the…
Guests photographing polar bear at Seal River Heritage Lodge. Didrik Johnck photo. by Vanessa Desorcy If you’re heading up to Churchill this summer, or are planning to in the future, listen up! Packing for a trip to northern Canada is an adventure in itself. Arctic summers can bring rain, heat,…