A young female polar bear welcomed guests as they arrived at Seal River Heritage Lodge this fall. Story and photos by Temujin Johnson The wheels on the plane had not even touched down and the guests already had their first polar bear encounter! Autumn at Seal River Heritage Lodge began with…
Polar bear photos taken on a smartphone by Dax Justin. by George Williams The Great Ice Bear Adventure begins in less than three weeks (one male share spot remaining Oct. 29 – Nov. 4), which means it's time to get your cold-weather camera gear ready. And that includes smartphones! The…
"And then it stopped, and turned its head toward me." ~ Anthony Lau at Seal River Heritage Lodge. by Anthony Lau, 2016 National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year Seeing the polar bear wandering deep into the tundra, suddenly a sense of sadness surfaced. Are we able do enough so that…
Polar bear and fox. Facing the storm together at Seal River Heritage Lodge. Photo courtesy of Birgit Cathrin-Duval Facing the storm together. The Story Behind the Photo. Story and photo by Birgit-Cathrin Duval It was a cold and stormy November afternoon at Seal River Heritage Lodge. Some of my fellow…
Just imagine what this polar bear is thinking. Terry Elliot photo. Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge is enjoying some incredible wildlife sightings this year! We do see polar bears, black bears and wolves at Nanuk on a regular basis, and we do occasionally see them together, but lately…
Autumn snuggle. Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. Photo courtesy of Ramona Boone. We’ve just received our new Churchill Wild 25th Anniversary books and they’re packed with history -- stories and photos -- including many from past guests, highlighting our 25 years of adventure on the Hudson Bay coast. Thank you to…
Oops! Young polar bear cub does impromptu dive into Hudson Bay as Mom tiptoes over rocks at Seal River. by Andy MacPherson, Head Wilderness Guide, Churchill Wild. Photos by guest Eliot Herman. Last week we had a blustery day-long 6-wheel excursion down to the mouth of the Seal River, stopping…
Return to Seal River. by George Williams with photos by Charles Glatzer, EOL Canon Explorer of Light Charles Glatzer and his Shoot the Light clients will be joining Churchill Wild this fall for their record 10th visit to Seal River Heritage Lodge and Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge, looking for the…
Polar bear under rainbow at Seal River Heritage Lodge. Quent Plett photo. by Andy MacPherson, Head Wilderness Guide, Churchill Wild The final day of of our first Birds, Bears and Belugas polar bear tour of 2018 ended on high "notes" at Seal River Heritage Lodge! We took a quick boat trip…
"Wait a minute, there's something over there." ~ Polar bear friends at Seal River Heritage Lodge. Update and photos by Quent Plett Birds, Bears and Belugas is off to a fabulous start at Seal River for our 25th Anniversary season, with some great wildlife encounters! We’ve had a number of…