Thinking about you. Christoph Jansen / ArcticWild.net photo. by George Williams As we mark International Polar Bear Day on February 27, 2025, it's worth reflecting on the challenging journey that polar bear cubs face at this time of year, as the newborns are emerging from their winter dens into a…
The wonder of tree branches. Fabienne Jansen / ArcticWild.net photo. by Christoph Jansen / ArcticWild.Net Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge sits directly in front of a large polar bear denning area. Every year around Christmas, polar bear moms give birth to their cubs in snow or peat caves, so-called dens. They…
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…
16 of the over 4,000 women who have walked with polar bears at the Churchill Wild ecolodges. by George Williams Over 8,000 guests have now walked with polar bears at Churchill Wild's remote ecolodges on the Hudson Bay coast, and more than half of them have been women. From amateur…
Summer wolf pups at Nanuk. Tammy Kokjohn photo. by George Williams Tammy Kokjohn Tammy Kokjohn couldn’t believe it when she was told she’d won a trip for two on the Hudson Bay Odyssey at Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge in Churchill Wild’s 30th Anniversary contest last year. Then she lived it.…
A walk in the fireweed. Young polar bear at Seal River Heritage Lodge. Michael Poliza photo. by George Williams The anticipation is building as we eagerly await our return to Seal River Heritage Lodge in July for our beloved Birds, Bears, & Belugas safari. After a three-month break, we'll be…
1st Place - Polar Bear - Siyu Liu - Nanuk Emergence Quest - Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge The 2023 Churchill Wild Guest Photo Contest results are in! It was another fabulous contest full of beautiful submissions and, as always, it was very difficult to pick winners. There were just so…
Sunset snooze at Seal River. Anja Kolb-Kokocinski photo. by George Williams Felix Kokocinski and his wife Anja Kolb-Kokocinski have been to the Churchill Wild ecolodges several times, but their Arctic Safari at Seal River Heritage Lodge and the Tundra Camp on the Barren Lands at Schmok Lake, still holds a…
Amy Pink and Fred Lipsky renew their wedding vows on a mist-shrouded dock at Seal River Heritage Lodge. Ceremony performed by Jackie Storry. by George Williams From a cloud forest in Costa Rica to a mist-shrouded dock at Seal River Heritage Lodge, entrepreneurial artist Amy Pink and retired police officer…
Beauty with a purpose. Polar bear in the willows at Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. (Christoph and Fabienne Jansen / ArcticWild.net photo) by George Williams Churchill Wild’s three ecolodges on the Hudson Bay coast are the only place in the world where you can safely take ground-level photos of polar bears…