Cuddles with Mom at Seal River Heritage Lodge. by Bella Waterton, Churchill Wild Guide. Photos by Vikram Sahai. We've had a great start at Seal River Heritage Lodge for the Polar Bear Photo Safari season, with a mix of weather including sunshine, rain, snow and wind -- a true Arctic experience…
Polar bear triplets at Seal River Heritage Lodge. Quent Plett photo. by Terry Elliot, Churchill Wild Guide We had another beautiful summer at Seal River Heritage Lodge this year highlighted by incredible polar bear encounters, happy beluga whale swimmers, dancing northern lights and my first ever sighting of polar bear…
Churchill Wild co-founder Mike Reimer in his element. Churchill Wild is proud to announce that our co-founder Mike Reimer was the recipient of the prestigious PURE Life Experiences Award for Contribution to Experiential Travel at the PURE Awards ceremony hosted at Sofitel Marrakech in Morocco on September 12, 2017. The award for…
Polar bear poses in the rocks. Anne Kiel photo. By Rob Watson, Churchill Wild Guide I am still amazed at the opportunities for wildlife viewing, photography and exploration one can experience in a single day at Seal River Heritage Lodge. On one particular day this summer we had different tours…
Remember to always smell the flowers at Seal River. Judith Herrdum photo. "This has been without a doubt one of our finest summers on the Hudson Bay coast," said Churchill Wild co-owner and founder Mike Reimer. "A winter of record breaking snowfalls followed by unprecedented flooding this spring morphed into…
Mom and cubs on the move at Seal River. Denae D'Arcy photo. by Polar Bear Guide Andy MacPherson with photos by guest Denae D'Arcy Our first record bear day on Birds, Bears and Belugas started after having lunch down by the Seal River. The mud was flying as we traversed the…
Andy MacPherson. On guard. Jad Davenport photo. by Allison Reimer At Churchill Wild the job description for a guide can be, well, a little wild. The average person might think that leading 16 people across the tundra seeking out and observing one of the world’s fiercest predators is intimidating, but…
Polar bear in fall colours at Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. Ruth Elwell-Steck photo. by George Williams Welcome to our first guest photo gallery! This gallery comes to us courtesy of professional photographer Ruth Elwell-Steck, who was at Seal River Heritage Heritage Lodge and Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge last fall. Ruth…
Helen Webber, The Cranberry Queen. Robert Postma photo. by Allison Reimer In the harsh environment of the Hudson Bay coastline, only the hearty survive, and that includes both the wildlife and the tundra beneath its feet. With a growing season of just 50 to 60 days, it’s a wonder the…
https://youtu.be/pnizBbq2yI8 A set of stirring videos portraying the emotional and physical experience of walking with polar bears at three remote polar bear lodges owned by Churchill Wild has won the 2016 Signature Award for Broadcast/Non-Broadcast (Made in Manitoba), presented to the best locally produced broadcast or non-broadcast commercial or video.…