A young female polar bear welcomed guests as they arrived at Seal River Heritage Lodge this fall. Story and photos by Temujin Johnson The wheels on the plane had not even touched down and the guests already had their first polar bear encounter! Autumn at Seal River Heritage Lodge began with…
Polar bear photos taken on a smartphone by Dax Justin. by George Williams The Great Ice Bear Adventure begins in less than three weeks (one male share spot remaining Oct. 29 – Nov. 4), which means it's time to get your cold-weather camera gear ready. And that includes smartphones! The…
Polar bear at Seal River. Andy Skillen photo. Churchill Wild photo leader Andy Skillen has been on whirlwind of wildlife trips this year both as a photo lead and a participant, but he’ll be back in Canada just in time to lead our Fall Dual Lodge Safari and Polar Bear Photo Safari…
"And then it stopped, and turned its head toward me." ~ Anthony Lau at Seal River Heritage Lodge. by Anthony Lau, 2016 National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year Seeing the polar bear wandering deep into the tundra, suddenly a sense of sadness surfaced. Are we able do enough so that…
Just imagine what this polar bear is thinking. Terry Elliot photo. Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge is enjoying some incredible wildlife sightings this year! We do see polar bears, black bears and wolves at Nanuk on a regular basis, and we do occasionally see them together, but lately…
Mom and cub on the beach at Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. Photo courtesy of @Donna.Racheal on Instagram. Click image for more. by Andy MacPherson, Head Wilderness Guide, Churchill Wild We had a beautiful encounter with a mom and cub recently at Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. We spent all day trying to…
Autumn snuggle. Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. Photo courtesy of Ramona Boone. We’ve just received our new Churchill Wild 25th Anniversary books and they’re packed with history -- stories and photos -- including many from past guests, highlighting our 25 years of adventure on the Hudson Bay coast. Thank you to…
Return to Seal River. by George Williams with photos by Charles Glatzer, EOL Canon Explorer of Light Charles Glatzer and his Shoot the Light clients will be joining Churchill Wild this fall for their record 10th visit to Seal River Heritage Lodge and Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge, looking for the…
Polar bear under rainbow at Seal River Heritage Lodge. Quent Plett photo. by Andy MacPherson, Head Wilderness Guide, Churchill Wild The final day of of our first Birds, Bears and Belugas polar bear tour of 2018 ended on high "notes" at Seal River Heritage Lodge! We took a quick boat trip…
Author Katlin Miller outside Seal River Heritage Lodge. Updated: Furry boulders and not-so-feathery seabirds at Seal River Heritage Lodge Guest Post and Photos by Katlin Miller When most people think about polar bears, they probably picture massive white bears roaming a never-ending blanket of snow and ice hunting for ringed…