Mom and cubs in the grass in front of Seal River Heritage Lodge. Story and photos by Jad Davenport, Churchill Wild NatGeo Photo Leader We hit the ground clicking on Birds, Bears and Belugas at Seal River Heritage Lodge a few days ago. With cameras and otherwise. Pilot Jesse gave the…
"Come walk with me, on the coast of Hudson Bay." ~ Robert Postma photo. by Vanessa Desorcy Churchill Wild's lodges are located in the heart of the Hudson Bay lowlands, which are part of a rich ecosystem teeming with wildlife. This area, where the boreal forest transitions to the Arctic…
Polar bear relaxing near Seal River Heritage Lodge. Photo courtesy of Jad Davenport. Churchill Wild is pleased to announce that award-winning National Geographic photographer, author and filmmaker Jad Davenport will lead two exclusive photography workshops in 2016 at Seal River Heritage Lodge, which was recently named a member of National…
Black wolf skirts over ridge at Nanuk as polar bears spar in the background. Jiangou Xie photo. by Lodge Manager Emri Canvin. Photos courtesy of guest Jiangou Xie and guide Steve Schellenberg. Never in my wildest dreams could I have imagined the events that took place at Nanuk Polar Bear…
Hungry polar bear at Seal River Lodge. Bob Jenkins photo. Thanks to a rare combination of natural instincts, sights and sounds, we often have "resident" polar bears at Churchill Wild's polar bear lodges. And it's not because we're feeding the bears. Churchill Wild operates the only polar bear walking tours…
Polar bears sparring on Hudson Bay coast. Photo courtesy of Jad Davenport. Churchill Wild is proud to announce that award-winning National Geographic photographer, author and filmmaker Jad Davenport will lead an exclusive in-field photography workshop on the Mothers's & Cubs Adventure at Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge from September 21-27, 2015.…
Rhino and guests meet polar bear at Nanuk. Charles Glatzer photo. by Nolan Booth, Director of Lodge Operations, Churchill Wild Saturday August 30, 2 p.m. Allison Reimer and I are doing our rounds, checking on guest quarters, cleaning and tweaking the common areas at Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge, when out of…
by Bob Windsor, Manitoba Conservation Polar bears that get too close are often housed before being relocated. Photo courtesy of Bob Wendt. This story originally appeared in Fur Harvester Magazine and is reprinted here courtesy of author Bob Windsor. Churchill Manitoba is known as the Polar Bear Capital of the…
Dennis Fast will lead 2014 Polar Bear Photo Safari at Seal River. Award-winning photographer and author Dennis Fast will once again lead a Polar Bear Photo Safari at Seal River Heritage Lodge this year, from November 10-16. The Polar Bear Photo Safari takes place during prime polar bear season, when the…
by Nolan Booth, Director of Lodge Operations, Churchill Wild Polar bear Mom and cub checking out the new Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. Dennis Fast photo. Well, once again we find ourselves in the off season, so that means sitting around the office drinking coffee and Baileys in our pajamas and telling…