Polar bear family at Seal River Heritage Lodge. Paul Scriver photo. by Paul Scriver, Churchill Wild Polar Bear Guide With fall rapidly approaching at Seal River Heritage Lodge, our Summer Dual Lodge Safari season is in full swing. We are well into some time at Seal River with our second…
https://youtu.be/Jd1mKPPCWtA by George Williams Churchill Wild guide Steve Schellenberg, along with assorted wolves, polar bears, Arctic foxes, Snowy Owls and more, were recently included in some of the footage for the new National Geographic series Wild_Life: The Big Freeze, in which filmmaker Bertie Gregory takes viewers on a blizzard-filled adventure…
Polar bear relaxing on the rocks at Seal River. Camilla Taylor-Swift photo. By George Williams and Vanessa Desorcy The first few weeks of our 2019 season at Seal River Heritage Lodge have been absolutely magical. The Hudson Bay coastline has blessed us once again with wonderful wildlife, stunning scenery and…
https://youtu.be/q-bYPs2pXJA?rel=0 Imagine a place, where time stands still. Where you feel completely, and utterly present. Here, there are no barriers between you and the world. You are at peace, in the moment. Spanning six continents and a wealth of wilderness, National Geographic’s Unique Lodges of the World are places to…
Science is proving the value of a walk in the woods (or on the tundra!) Chris Evans photo. This article originally appeared in National Geographic's Almanac 2019 and it includes many of the reasons we created our Wildlife & Wellness Safari at Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. Churchill Wild is a…
Polar bear cubs following Mom across a river at Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. by Allison Francoeur Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, there were magical places where you could walk with polar bears. The Hudson Bay coast in Manitoba, Canada was one of those places, and…
Happy Baby pose. Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. Jad Davenport photo. by Allison Francoeur Polar bears love to imitate yogis. From child’s pose to cobra pose, they show off their restorative stretching and strengthening skills after the long months spent out on the sea ice hunting. We’ve been so inspired by…
The New Fly Fisher producer Mark Melnyk fly fishing for sea-run brook trout at Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. by George Williams “The whole experience had the hair on my arms standing up the entire time,” said Mark Melnyk, producer of The New Fly Fisher TV Series for PBS and the…
Polar bear emerges from the snow at Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. Robert Postma photo. Award-winning photographer Robert Postma loves storms, so much so that he went chasing them this spring in the American Midwest, but he always looks forward to returning to Churchill Wild for the polar bears. Postma will…
1st Place - Polar Bears - Teresa McDaniel - Great Ice Bear Adventure by Vanessa Desorcy Wow, what another amazing year for our photo contest! Just when we think we’ve seen everything you go and submit all kinds of photos that take our breath away. From polar bears, to northern…