Polar bear in the mist at Seal River. Terry Elliott photo. by George Williams The first time we went to Seal River Heritage Lodge, I didn’t bring a camera. It never occurred to me that I might want to take a few photos like the ones you’ll see in the…
Polar bears sparring on Dymond Lake. Marta Szczycinska Spingardi photo. by George Williams “It was our best year ever for polar bears at Dymond Lake,” said Churchill Wild Director of Operations Nolan Booth. “Within a day of freeze-up we had bears at the lodge. And that was before the Great Ice…
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…
In the willows at Seal River. Click image to read all Arctic Safari stories from Frosty and Sam Frostman. by Terry Elliot, Churchill Wild Head Guide, with photos by Frosty and Sam Frostman This year's Arctic Safari at Schmok Lake and Seal River Heritage Lodge was one of the best…
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…
Close encounter with a polar bear at Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. Jad Davenport photo. by Allison Reimer Uh-Oh! Looks like Andy and Terry (our long-standing head polar bear guides) might have some competition in the polar bear whispering department. Following the Wolf and Carnivore Conference in Thompson, Manitoba on October 18-19,…
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…
Arctic Jewels. Nourish Magazine photo. Click image to visit their site. by Jennifer Ennion Reprinted courtesy of Nourish Magazine by Natural Health, September 2016 White petals of wild chamomile dance in the gentle wind along the rocky shore of Hudson Bay. The yellowing tips of sea lime grass sway nearby.…
Curious polar bear cub at Seal River Lodge. Quent Plett photo. Notes from the field, courtesy of Churchill Wild Guides and Staff The summer polar bear watching season got off to great start at Seal River Lodge with Birds, Bears and Belugas, and personal meetings with polar bears and beluga…
The photographer and the three bears... Photo courtesy of Shari Wright. by Terry Elliott, Andy MacPherson and Mandy Wallmann Churchill Wild hosted documentary filmmaker Jeff Turner last week. Jeff came to scout the mouth of the Seal River as a possible setting for "Pouncing Bears" and he was able to…