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…
VP of Business Development (Jackie Storry) and Sales Manager (Sue Brown) getting wild at RVC. by George Williams Churchill Wild attended Rendez-vous Canada (RVC) in Edmonton with Travel Manitoba and a host of elite local travel providers from May 14-17, and the response to their luxury polar bear safaris and…
Walking out to view polar bears at Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. Churchill Wild pioneered polar bear walking safaris over 30 years ago, but our family has actually been working on the ground with polar bears for five decades. We operate the only lodge-based polar bear walking safaris on the planet,…
Polar bears playing in Hudson Bay. Seal River Heritage Lodge. Andreas Meyer-Wernecke photo. by Maggie Cole Most people think you can only see Churchill polar bears in the traditional polar bear viewing months of October and November, but you can actually see these great white bears along the Hudson Bay…
The future. With mom. At Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. ArcticWild.net photo. Click image for more. by George Williams February 27th marks International Polar Bear Day, an annual event dedicated to raising awareness about the plight of polar bears and the urgent need to address climate change for the future survival…
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…
Seal River Heritage Lodge, Dymond Lake Ecolodge, and Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge today. by George Williams In celebration of Churchill Wild’s 30th anniversary, for the next 30 days leading up to Christmas, we’ll take a look back at some of the milestones that have helped us become the world’s leading…
"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…
Canada Post Snow Mammals Stamp Collection by George Williams Congratulations are in order for two veteran Churchill Wild photographers and photo leaders! Both Dennis Fast and Robert Postma had photos that were taken at Seal River Heritage Lodge selected for the most recent Canada Post Stamp Collection: Snow Mammals. The…
First bear. Dennis Fast photo. by Vanessa Desorcy Last year around this time I was writing a post about what we were looking forward to in 2020. It was so full of hope and plans for the coming year! And then all those plans went awry. This year, in the…