Thinking about you. Christoph Jansen / ArcticWild.net photo. by George Williams As we mark International Polar Bear Day on February 27, 2025, it's worth reflecting on the challenging journey that polar bear cubs face at this time of year, as the newborns are emerging from their winter dens into a…
The eyes are the windows to the soul. Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. ArcticWild.net photo. by George Williams Christmas is an emotional time, and like the polar bears, we look forward to this season of homecoming. As winter embraces Hudson Bay and the bears return to the sea ice, we gather…
Curious cubs. Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. Fabienne Jansen / ArcticWild.net photo. by George Williams Christmas is an emotional time, and like the polar bears, we look forward to this time of year. As the bears make their way back on to the Hudson Bay sea ice, we'll be getting together…
Beauty with a purpose. Polar bear in the willows at Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. (Christoph and Fabienne Jansen / ArcticWild.net photo) by George Williams Churchill Wild’s three ecolodges on the Hudson Bay coast are the only place in the world where you can safely take ground-level photos of polar bears…
Watching Wolves - Citizen Science Meets Tourism on Hudson Bay. Canadian Geographic. September/October Issue. The wolves of Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge are featured in the September/October issue of Canadian Geographic in the story Opoyastin wolves of the big wind ~ At a fly-in wilderness lodge on Hudson Bay, guests immerse…
Albert Saunders. Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. Jad Davenport photo. by George Williams Look closely and you can see it etched in his face – 6,000 years of living and working in the wilderness on Canada’s Hudson Bay coast. Churchill Wild polar bear guide Albert “Butch” Saunders doesn’t say much, but…
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…
by George Williams Churchill Wild is proud to announce that we’ve been included in The Stories of Canada™! Created by Entrée Destinations in partnership with Destination Canada, along with local and territorial tourism boards, The Stories of Canada™ is an epic collection of 20 new travel itineraries covering so much…
"When snow falls, nature listens." ~ Antoinette Van Kleef. Albert Saunders photo. by George Williams Christmas is an emotional time, and like the polar bears, we look forward to the coming of the big snow at this time of year. It’s here now in Manitoba, and things are back to…
"When snow falls, nature listens." ~ Antoinette Van Kleef. Albert Saunders photo. by George Williams Christmas is an emotional time, and like polar bears, we look forward to the coming of the big snow at this time of year. It’s here now in Manitoba, but something else is missing. Together,…