Polar bear in fireweed. Dennis Fast photo. by George Williams We’re kicking off our 31st season of summer polar bear safaris with Birds, Bears & Belugas at Seal River Heritage Lodge on July 6, which makes it the perfect time to have a conversation with Dennis Fast, Churchill Wild’s first Head…
Blueberry Inn undergoing phase two of renovations by Maggie Cole Progress at the Blueberry Inn We are thrilled to share the latest updates on our newest project, the Blueberry Inn, located in the heart of Churchill. We are currently in the midst of phase two of the development, with a…
Moon Bear loves to ride in my coat. Carey Ong photo. by Maggie Cole First Polar Bear Spotted at Mt Cook New Zealand Today, we have a heartwarming story to share from one of our cherished guests, Carey Ong, who joined a Churchill Wild Polar Bear Safari back in 2017.…
Scarbrow has visited Dymond Lake Ecolodge for 14 of the past 15 years. Jianguo Xie photo. by George Williams Father’s Day is a time to celebrate the dedication, love, and effort of dads everywhere, and that includes the big male polar bears at our ecolodges on the Hudson Bay coast.…
The Rock and the Polar Bear. (Steve Pressman / YouGottaLoveNature.com photo) by George Williams Steve Pressman didn’t know how good a photographer he really was, until a few of his employees asked him if some of the photos on the wall in his store were taken by a National Geographic…
Scarbrow at Dymond Lake Ecolodge. (Jianguo Xie photo) Churchill Wild recently received a question regarding the health of the Churchill polar bear population from a reader named Peter. You can read Peter's question below, followed by an answer from Karli Friesen, the daughter of Churchill Wild co-founders and owners Mike…
Twilight encounter. Icy solitude surrounds. Polar souls embrace. Haiku and photo by Sharon Fisher. by George Williams Canon EOL Charles Glatzer (Chas) has been guiding his Shoot the Light clients at Seal River Heritage Lodge and Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge for over a decade now, and every year someone in…
The secret is in the eyes. Image courtesy of True to Nature. by George Williams The polar bears of Churchill Wild’s Seal River Heritage Lodge are starring in Sky Nature’s new original series Predators! Narrated by Oscar-nominated actor and producer Tom Hardy, the landmark five-part series follows five of nature’s…
Polar bear in fireweed. Dennis Fast photo by George Williams In celebration of Churchill Wild's 25th anniversary, we thought we'd create a gallery of some of the amazing polar bears we've walked with over the years. We've seen an astonishing number of the great white bears, thousands actually! We were…
Professional photographer and world traveler Larry G. Kinney of Lexington, Kentucky was at Churchill Wild’s Seal River Lodge for the Polar Bear Photo Safari last fall and gave a glowing report of his first meeting with Manitoba’s polar bears. “Having photographed wildlife worldwide, I can truly say that photographing polar…