Summer polar bears at Seal River. Dan Wedel photo. by George Williams Retired airline pilot Dan Wedel was on his third polar bear safari with Churchill Wild this summer at Seal River Heritage Lodge, and took better photos than he thinks. “I took a bunch,” said Wedel. “You’ll have to…
Backlit polar bear. Seal River Heritage Lodge. Leighton Lum photo. by George Williams Thirty-five-year-old Hawaiian wildlife photographer Leighton Lum adjusted his 600mm telephoto lens, waiting for a massive white bear to amble along the Hudson Bay coastline into frame. This was the shot Lum had traveled thousands of miles for…
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…
The wetness of fall. Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. Anjali Singh photo. by George Williams There are some places in your life you never forget. Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge is one of them. I first travelled to Nanuk with my wife and 12-year-old daughter in 2013, before Churchill Wild had extensively…
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…
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…
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…
Play bites. Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. Fabienne Jansen photo. by George Williams Christoph and Fabienne Jansen of ArcticWild.net have been on over 15 different departures with Churchill Wild and have captured thousands of fabulous images, but their latest photo set of polar bear cubs from Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge may…
Mom takes notice. (Fabienne Jansen / ArcticWild.Net photo) by George Williams A mom and two cubs have emerged at Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge! What a fantastic way to kick off our first polar bear safari of the year! Churchill Wild guides Albert Saunders, Adam Reimer and Boomer Jerritt set the…