Scarbrow. Kind eyes. Nolan Plew photo. by George Williams Father's Day is about strength, endurance, and looking out for your own. With male polar bears, the first two attributes are critical, and we see those qualities every season in the big male polar bears near our ecolodges on the Hudson…
Love bites. Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. Fabienne 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 for…
3rd Place - Polar Bears - Rob Julien - Fall Dual Lodge Safari - Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge and Seal River Heritage Lodge The 14th Annual Churchill Wild Guest Photo Contest is now open for entries! Our annual photo contest allows us to recognize and showcase the talented photographers who…
Polar bear guide Shayna Plett at Seal River Heritage Lodge. by Shayna Plett I’m not sure what it was that really grabbed my attention about the tundra. It could have been the very first bear I saw, back in 2010 at Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge just after Churchill Wild purchased…
Scarbrow has visited Dymond Lake Ecolodge for 16 of the past 17 years. Jianguo Xie photo. by George Williams On this International Polar Bear Day, we're honouring a few bears who have left a lasting mark on us: Scarbrow, Tripod, Young Bob, and Warrior Pete. Every encounter with a polar…
Emma Dickins (left) and guide Shayna Plett at Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge on the Nanuk Emergence Quest. by George Williams Fresh off a New Zealand summer, Emma Dickins stepped onto the plane in shorts and a t-shirt, pants stuffed in her bag, just in case. She landed in Canada to…
Family Rest. Finalist for the Natural History Museum Wildlife Photographer of the Year Nuveen People's Choice Award. Photo by Christopher Paetkau. Click image to vote for this photo. by George Williams Some photographs earn their place on the world stage not through technical wizardry alone, but through the collision of…
Guests viewing a polar bear at ground level on the Birds, Bears & Belugas safari at Seal River Heritage Lodge in July. by George Williams There are fewer true wildlife experiences left on Earth that still feel untamed. Polar bear travel, when it is done well, is one of them.…
Siku & Pete. An old warrior polar bear shares his life story with the young, curious Siku. by George Williams There are travellers who visit the Arctic to check a box, and then there are those who let the north settle deep into their marrow. For Christoph and Fabienne Jansen…
Ellen Zangla's photo of wolves playing at Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge was selected to be part of the Team USA entry in the World Photographic Cup. by George Williams Professional pet photographer and frequent Churchill Wild guest Ellen Zangla has been selected to represent Team USA at the 2026 World…