Mom and cub in fireweed at Seal River Heritage Lodge. John Lewin photo. Editor's Note: John Lewin travelled to Seal River Heritage Lodge for our Birds, Bears & Belugas safari with his family in July 2023. His review from Tripadvisor.com is reposted below. Thank you John! We loved hosting you…
Winner! Hudson Bay Odyssey Trip for Two. Tammy Kokjohn. We have a winner! Congratulations to Tammy Kokjohn! Tammy was selected as the winner of a Hudson Bay Odyssey Trip For Two to Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge, from thousands of entries in Churchill Wild’s 30th Anniversary Trip Giveaway. The 64-year-old wildlife…
Beautiful polar bear. Seal River Heritage Lodge. Maggie Cole photo. by Maggie Cole I can’t express enough how happy I am to have come up here on the first Birds, Bears & Belugas departure of the summer. We saw polar bears every day, either at the lodge or out on…
Polar bear navigating freshly forming Arctic sea ice at Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. Ian Johnson photo. Happy Arctic Sea Ice Day! Not only is the Arctic sea ice important for the survival of our beloved polar bears and other Arctic wildlife, but also for the planet. We hope you’ll join…
Polar bear enjoying some summer sunshine at Seal River Heritage Lodge. Maggie Cole photo. by Maggie Cole I’m on the second day of my trip to Seal River Heritage Lodge on the first Birds, Bears & Belugas safari of the year, and we’ve already seen a ton of polar bears. This…
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…
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…
Arctic terns at Seal River Heritage Lodge on Birds, Bears & Belugas. Michael Poliza photo. by Allison Francoeur Billions of birds are on the move, and they’re heading our way! The annual spring bird migration to the Arctic is underway and millions of our feathered friends will show up at…
Elite pet photographer Ellen Zangla (left) and 2021 Young Wilderness Photographer of the Year Meline Ellwanger became fast friends as new roommates on the Cloud Wolves of the Kaska Coast safari this spring at Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. by George Williams Elite pet photographer Ellen Zangla, owner of Ellen Zangla…
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…