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Polar bear and guests. Dymond Lkae Ecolodge. Beatrice Jorns photo.

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March 30, 2021

What is ethical wildlife viewing?

The stretch of Hudson Bay coastline on which we operate is pristine wilderness, home to wildlife such as polar bears, wolves, moose, black bears, and caribou. Harbor, ringed and bearded seals live in the adjacent waters where beluga whales come to feed and calve in the summer months...

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Wild Wolf encounter at Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge

Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge Wolves

March 17, 2021

We’re Going Wild For Wolves

There’s a magical place in northern Canada, at the intersection of the southern Hudson Bay and the Boreal Forest, where polar bears and wolves cohabitate. This otherworldly location, also known as the Kaska Coast, is where our Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge is located. For 10 years, we’ve offered polar bear…

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Polar bear mom and cubs heading out to the ice. Den Emergence Quest. Josh Robson photo.

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February 21, 2021

The Polar Bear Life Cycle

Heading for the sea ice. Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. Josh Robson photo. by Vanessa Desorcy The life of a polar bear can be summed up to sound like the plot of a blockbuster movie: feast and famine, competition, and survival of the fittest. These iconic mammals demonstrate remarkable strength and…

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First polar bear standing. Dennis Fast photo.

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January 26, 2021

My favourite memories of Churchill’s wild polar bears

First bear. Dennis Fast photo. by Vanessa Desorcy Last year around this time I was writing a post about what we were looking forward to in 2020. It was so full of hope and plans for the coming year! And then all those plans went awry. This year, in the…

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Wild Walk for Charity. Churchill Wild. 2020

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December 9, 2020

A wildly successful Wild Walk for Charity!

It was a Wild Walk for Charity in 2020! Thank you! by Vanessa Desorcy Thank you for making our Wild Walk for Charity a success! Giving Tuesday 2020 marked our first annual Wild Walk for Charity and we raised more than $2,500 for the Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) and United…

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November 2, 2020

10 Cool Facts about Polar Bears

Don't expect to hear them before you see them. Andy Skillen photo. Seal River Heritage Lodge. by Vanessa Desorcy It’s Polar Bear Week! We’ve seen many, many bears over the years and learned a lot from observing and living among them. Each encounter is slightly different and every bit as…

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Wolf resting in a bed of branches. Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. Barbara York photo.

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October 29, 2020

A Journey to Carry Forever: The Story of a Polar Bear Safari

Winter is coming. Wolf at Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. by Vanessa Desorcy with photos by Churchill Wild guest Barbara York. A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of chatting with one of the first guests to experience our Fall Dual Lodge Safari. Barbara York and her wife Gail Gutterman…

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Polar bear and guest at fence. Dymond Lake Ecolodge. Debra Lynn Hartsell photo.

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September 26, 2020

World Tourism Day 2020. More important than ever right now.

Visit with a polar bear. Dymond Lake Ecolodge. Debra Lynn Hartsell photo. by Vanessa Desorcy September 27 is World Tourism Day, an international day of recognition first established by the United Nations in 1970. The UN’s days, weeks, years, and even decades are established to create awareness for global issues,…

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Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge Conservation Wolves

July 17, 2020

Wolves. They’re not who you think they are.

Wolf interacting with guests at Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge. Jad Davenport photo. by Vanessa Desorcy Hearing the word “wolves” can conjure up a variety of conflicting emotions: excitement and anxiety, anticipation and fear, curiosity and wariness. I don’t know about you, but most of my early exposure to wolves came…

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Polar bear enjoying the sunset. Jad Davenport photo.

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May 27, 2020

The Intoxicating Nature of Travel. A Personal Journey.

For many of us, even polar bears, travel is everything. Jad Davenport photo. by Vanessa Desorcy For many of us, travel is everything—or at least a very big part of our lives. Travel expands our worldview, it exposes us to different cultures, it connects us to new people, and it…

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Vanessa Desorcy Archives | Churchill Wild Polar Bear Tours

What is ethical wildlife viewing?

The Polar Bear Life Cycle

My favourite memories of Churchill’s wild polar bears

A wildly successful Wild Walk for Charity!

10 Cool Facts about Polar Bears

A Journey to Carry Forever: The Story of a Polar Bear Safari

World Tourism Day 2020. More important than ever right now.

Wolves. They’re not who you think they are.

The Intoxicating Nature of Travel. A Personal Journey.

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