by George Williams Today is International Women’s Day (IWD), which makes it a perfect time to celebrate the super women we have working at Churchill Wild. Women have always played a huge part in our success, and we’re proud to recognize these fabulous ladies (and the many more who work…
A nap in the flowers. Sharon Hirsch. by Vanessa Desorcy, Marketing Manager It’s International Polar Bear Day, and we’re celebrating by sharing some of our favourite polar bear photos. We chose these images based on the reactions they elicited the first time we saw them -- 'oohs’, ‘ahhs’, ‘awws!’ and…
Churchill Wild ecolodges. Before (bottom row) and after. L to R Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge, Seal River Heritage Lodge, Dymond Lake Ecolodge. by George Williams Building remote ecolodges in the north is a wilder kind of animal, as Doug Webber, Mike Reimer and Nolan Booth have discovered. Not only do…
Summer polar bears at Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. by George Williams If you want to see polar bears in the summer, we have to start early. There’s a lot of prep work to be done! Our preseason to-do list is long, detailed and designed with one goal in mind —…
Looking forward to the 2020 season at Churchill Wild! William McVean photo. By Vanessa Desorcy, Marketing Manager We have an amazing team of people working in our head office at Churchill Wild year-round and another team that run our ecolodges from July through November! (If you would like to work…
Christoph and Fabienne Jansen of ArcticWild.net at Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. Jad Davenport photo. by George Williams Christoph and Fabienne Jansen of ArcticWild.net are returning to the Churchill Wild ecolodges for their fourth and fifth visit this year and we're really looking forward to their stay! We first met the…
Mom and cubs at Dymond Lake Ecolodge. Michael Poliza photo. Dear Friends, Christmas is a time for enjoying the many blessings of family and loved ones. Our newly born polar bear cubs will soon be emerging from their dens with Mom and heading out on to the Hudson Bay sea…
Polar bear in a snowstorm at Seal River Heritage Lodge. Photo and story by Redeana Villeneuve When I decided to go and photograph polar bears, I knew I wanted to go someplace where I could be out walking with them instead of photographing them behind barriers. I felt so safe…
Longing for a friend at Seal River Heritage Lodge. Jad Davenport photo. by George Williams Like all wild animals, polar bears have an instinct to survive that dominates their lives, but like humans, once their basic needs have been satisfied, they find time for more enjoyable pursuits, such as spending…
Polar bear cub. Great Ice Bear Adventure. Allison Francoeur photo. by George Williams When you view the polar bears and wildlife in the Fall Polar Bear Safari Photo Album at the end of this post, and throughout our website, you might get the feeling that there are polar bears and…