Nature & Wildlife
5 Apex Predators and Where to Find Them
An apex predator is the hardcore animal at the top of its food chain, the baddest of the bad, with few or no natural predators in its ecosystem.
Good Nature Travel Blog
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Canada & the North
Northern Lights, Sun Dogs and Fire Rainbows: 5 Optical Phenomena and How to See Them
You might be surprised by the variety of optical phenomena we have the privilege of viewing on our beautiful planet. Count yourself lucky if you’ve been an audience to some of these performances by Mother Nature, including the northern lights, sun dogs, fire rainbows, light pillars and the rare Brocken specter.
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Churchill Polar Bears
Do Polar Bears Have White Fur?
The Arctic is home to a wide array of winter wildlife. The hides of Arctic foxes and snowshoe hares blend into glittering frost as snowy owls swoop overhead, feathers aglow in the light of a silvery moon.
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Churchill Polar Bears
White Bears from the Air: A Churchill Photo Diary
Each autumn, polar bears congregate along Hudson Bay in anticipation of their annual seal hunt.
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Canada & the North
Preparing for Photographing the Northern Lights
By Nat Hab Expedition Leader Eddy Savage My Northern Lights Photography Kit Chasing the aurora borealis is an exhilarating adventure. Standing outside, gazing up at one of nature’s most beautiful phenomena, is an experience that fills the soul.
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Churchill Polar Bears
Arctic Adaptations: How Well Can Polar Bears Swim?
You’re standing on the outdoor platform of a Polar Rover, feeling more alert than you have in a long time as the cold Arctic air sharpens your senses. You wait, breath held, for the moment everyone hopes for.
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Canada & the North
Why Beluga Whales Migrate to Churchill, Canada, Each Summer
If you’re a wildlife lover and you hear “Churchill, Canada,” you likely think of polar bears. And you’d be right—after all, Churchill is considered the Polar Bear Capital of the World. But Churchill’s polar bears share the limelight with another fascinating creature, this one aquatic: the beluga whale.
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Churchill Polar Bears
Getting to Know the Polar Bear: 8 Surprising Facts About the King of the Arctic
Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) are often in the news as the “poster animals” of climate change, but outside of the fact that they are big, look white (yes, that “look” part is important!), and their habitat is in severe danger, what else do most people really know about them?
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Churchill Polar Bears
A Dream I Didn’t Know I Had: Seeing Polar Bears in Churchill
Written By Tara Zokaie, WWF’s Digital Marketing Specialist A Surprise Entry There are many things on my bucket list, but I never expected photographing polar bears in their natural habitat would be one of them.
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Churchill Polar Bears
Learning From the Polar Bears—and People—of Churchill
By World Wildlife Fund staff members: Michael Crispino, David Kuhn, Laura Brush, and Lisa Steel Most vacations are remembered by the “firsts” experienced along the way. The first time seeing a majestic seascape or smelling a local delicacy or hearing a guitar picked in a town square. The first impression always leaves a lasting impact.
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Churchill Polar Bears
Traveler Story: Churchill, Polar Bear Capital of the World
By Stephanie Mustonen, Integrated Marketing Specialist at WWF People are often warned not to go out alone at night. That was one of the first rules I was told when I visited Churchill, Manitoba—though the warning was said with a very specific predator in mind: polar bears.
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Churchill Polar Bears
Face-to-Face with Churchill’s Polar Bears
By Amanda Huff, Development Officer at WWF If someone had asked me what one of my “core memories” in life would be, I would have never guessed it would be watching a polar bear stroll across a tundra pond to meet up with another “friend.”