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For the Love of Reading: Polar bear trip results in children’s books for New Jersey physician turned photographer
Special to Churchill Wild by +George Williams It’s unlikely physician Daniel D’Auria thought his photography hobby would turn him into an author, but that’s exactly what happened after his Polar Bear Photo Safari with Churchill Wild. The 54-year-old from Tabernacle, New Jersey, has now created three children’s books about polar bears, each featuring a selection [...]
Arctic Freeze: Minus 55 in Churchill Manitoba
Today on the drive into work the weather guy on CBC was raving about the low, low temperature we are about to endure. Environment Canada is forecasting -37° C. Add to that the blowing wind (wind chill factor) and it is the equivalent of MINUS 55! BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR! We always say ‘Churchill Wild: Touch the Arctic!” – today [...]
Polar Bears in the News: The Polar Bear Club
So often news stories involving polar bears consist of experts predicting the end of our beloved polar bear. Doom & gloom is effective in an awareness campaign but never fun to hear about. So how about some positive news from waaaay up north? Well… positive for polar bears and possibly ice caps (not to be [...]
Hudson Bay helicopter ride a first for Churchill adventure travel specialist
by Doreen Booth, Adventure Travel Specialist, Churchill Wild This year I finally had the opportunity to join a group of our winter guests at Seal River Heritage Lodge. I was able to squeeze in on our last trip of the season – the Polar Bear Photo Safari! I had a couple of guests, Julie and [...]
Exceptional guides critical to success of ground-level polar bear photography workshops on Hudson Bay coast
You just can’t take spectacular photos of polar bears without having excellent guides to watch your back. That’s according to professional photographer Bob Smith of Elk Meadow Images, who organized a photography workshop for 14 people this fall at Seal River Heritage Lodge. Smith’s group were taking part in Churchill Wild’s annual Polar Bear Photo [...]