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…
A mother's love. Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. Christoph Jansen / ArcticWild.net photo. by George Williams Happy Mother’s Day from our Churchill Wild polar bears! We’ve had so many wonderful Moms at the Churchill Wild ecolodges over the years and we’d like to say a heartfelt thank you to all Moms…
Elite pet photographer Ellen Zangla (left) and 2021 Young Wilderness Photographer of the Year Meline Ellwanger became fast friends as new roommates on the Cloud Wolves of the Kaska Coast safari this spring at Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. by George Williams Elite pet photographer Ellen Zangla and 2021 Young Wilderness…
Churchill Wild guests kayaking with beluga whales on the Arctic Discovery safari. Over 50,000 beluga whales will make their way to Hudson Bay this summer. Will you be joining them? There are still a few spots available on this year’s Birds, Bears & Belugas and Arctic Discovery safaris, which begin…
The back garden at Prairie Wild will soon be in full bloom! Today is National Gardening Day and we wanted to take the opportunity to highlight Prairie Wild and how we have incorporated a farm-to-table approach when you’re dining with us at our remote ecolodges. The majority of fresh produce…
Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge is quickly becoming known throughout the wolf world as the best place to photograph wolves at ground level, and at close range. Our spring Cloud Wolves of the Kaska Coast safaris in 2023 were our best ever, and the photos below are truly worth a thousand…
Guests observing polar bear at ground level. Seal River Heritage Lodge. Quent Plett photo. Can you really see polar bears during the summer? We get asked this question time and time again, and the answer is a resounding YES! And you can see them in their home environment, at ground…
Kisses for Mom. Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. Christoph Jansen / ArcticWild.net photo. by Christoph Jansen The story continues… We spent more days with “our” bears, five in total! Scouts Ben (Lawrence) and Emma (Klippenstein) were always able to locate them as they slowly moved closer to the coast. Getting to…
Andy MacPherson. Painting by Indigenous artist Jedrick Thorassie of Tadoule Lake. Churchill Wild would like to thank to Jedrick Thorassie of Tadoule Lake for his fine work on this 24 x 36 painting of the late Andy MacPherson that we will be hanging at Seal River Heritage Lodge. Jedrick is…
Polar bear cuties. Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. Steve Pressman photo. by George Williams Steve Pressman was hoping to see polar bear babies on his third polar bear safari with Churchill Wild. He got more than he bargained for. A wildlife trifecta! Pressman met with wolves on the second day of…