"Are those humans over there?" Jen Alcorn photo. by Vanessa Desorcy You know that feeling you get when you tug on a Jenga block and you see the tower start to wobble? That moment when you wonder if everything is about to come crashing down and pray those remaining blocks…
Mom and cubs. Dymond Lake Ecolodge. Great Ice Bear Adventure. Graham Copping photo. Polar Bear Week takes place from November 3-9 this year, and the polar bears are already congregating on the shores of Hudson Bay anxiously waiting for the ice to form. People from all over the world will…
https://youtu.be/0rJPRzD9ONI?rel=0 Prime polar bear watching season has arrived and our first group of guests is already settled in at Seal River Heritage Lodge for the first departure of the Fall Dual Lodge Safari. We’ve actually been out walking with polar bears on the Hudson Bay coast since July, but many…
Robert Postma grizzly bear photo used in the new Canadian Bear Stamp Collection. by Vanessa Desorcy Robert Postma with the new Canadian Bear Stamp Collection. Churchill Wild photo leader Robert Postma is a celebrity of sorts in his home territory of Yukon, but that fame may become more widespread soon.…
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…
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…
Polar bear cubs following Mom across a river at Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. by Allison Francoeur Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, there were magical places where you could walk with polar bears. The Hudson Bay coast in Manitoba, Canada was one of those places, and…
Happy Baby pose. Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. Jad Davenport photo. by Allison Francoeur Polar bears love to imitate yogis. From child’s pose to cobra pose, they show off their restorative stretching and strengthening skills after the long months spent out on the sea ice hunting. We’ve been so inspired by…
Polar bear emerges from the snow at Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. Robert Postma photo. Award-winning photographer Robert Postma loves storms, so much so that he went chasing them this spring in the American Midwest, but he always looks forward to returning to Churchill Wild for the polar bears. Postma will…
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,…