Wildlife Trails

22/12/2024

‘Mad as a March Hare’

It’s true to say that if you find yourself in Churchill, Manitoba during the month of November, you are likely to see lots of people in town with just one animal on their mind - the Polar Bear 🐻‍❄️ But here at Wildlife Trails we are interested in all the resident species which are possible to see during our annual small group Polar Bear Safari.

So we were delighted that our eagle eyed guide spotted this beautiful individual just a short distance from the coastal road out of Churchill and one of our clients was able to get this amazing close up footage with his scope and phone.

Video Credit: P Finch

18/11/2024

Rough and Tumble

17/11/2024

Red Fox in the Taiga

It’s beautiful to see a Red Fox in the snow and we also saw both Cross and Silver Foxes this year. Unfortunately their increasing numbers is not goods news for the Arctic Foxes, as they predate them. Seeing Arctic Foxes around Churchill is becoming more and more difficult, so our sighting this year of one crossing the road near Goose Creek and then running towards a Polar Bear 😧 was extra special. More to come on that magical encounter later.

16/11/2024

Rockstar bear

15/11/2024

Marks for Artistic Impression?

14/11/2024

Gladiators in the snow

13/11/2024

Tundra Chickens 😆

12/11/2024

Follow the leader

09/11/2024

Queen of Spades ♠️

07/11/2024

Snow and Polar Bears, what more could you want?

04/11/2024

Look who we saw as we drove from Churchill Airport to our accommodation 🐻‍❄️❤️

12/09/2024

I was lucky enough to visit this amazing national park in April this year, so if a Safari in Mozambique 🇲🇿 is on your travel wish list give us a call.

03/09/2024

Pretty special for me to spend 2 months in Maun - gateway to the Okavango Delta, and a special place with beautiful friendly people and a frontier town feel. Also lovely for me to meet our guests personally at the airport and see them off on our incredibly popular Moremi, Khwai, Savuti and Chobe camping and lodge small group safari. Below is a picture of Moses, a wonderful person and guide, as well as our four clients, Gill, Bill, Elaine and Chrissy. Here is some of their feedback below :-)

'Moses, our guide, is a fantastic spotter and amazing person. I am fortunate to have met and traveled with him. The small group of 4 was lovely as well, with great traveling companions. It was nice to always have room to move and photograph in the vehicle. We had very close views of wildlife and Moses knew where to position us for photographic opportunities. The roads are rough, so take care of your back, but if you can make the trip, you won't be disappointed'

29/08/2024

The Pans are an area I have been looking to explore for some time now , so I drove myself from my base in Maun to Planet Baobab along the A3 highway and found myself surrounded by 1000 year old huge Baobab trees and enjoying a stunning African sunset with a cold beer in my hand. A beautiful base to explore the famous Makgadikgadi Salt Pans; which every year, witnesses the longest mass land mammal migration in Africa.

20/08/2024

Imagine waking up to the sight of a Bald Eagle swooping down from its perch to pluck a salmon from the ocean, the sight of a huge male moose grazing in a misty meadow, or the thrill of photography a grizzly bear fishing for salmon in a pristine inland river. Canada, with its vast and varied landscapes, offers some of the best wilderness and wildlife holidays on earth and is where you can easily see all native North American bear species on Wildlife Trails iconic ‘3 bears tour’. This indepth blog is your ultimate guide to the best wildlife holidays in Canada handpicked by our safari experts, who have lived and travelled extensively in the country. https://buff.ly/3YPVuJo

Photo Credit: James Manson

Tailoring the perfect Wildlife Safari for you and your loved ones. We treat you as individuals, not

11/08/2024

06/08/2024

'What was the moment in time which changed your life?'

For Allan Blanchard, the founder of Wildlife Trails, it was watching a wildlife documentary about the wild tigers of Ranthambhore national park while staying with his parents in the Lake District, UK. The following day he changed his round the world flight ticket and embarked on a 3 month trip around India; where he saw his first wild tigress in February 1997 - here is his remarkable story https://buff.ly/4fpylDG

Photo Credit: James Manson

Tailoring the perfect Wildlife Safari for you and your loved ones. We treat you as individuals, not

29/07/2024

‘Who are you looking at?’

If you find yourself relaxing outside your wilderness lodge in Botswana during the day and there is a great commotion; - with lots of smaller birds making alarm calls and trying to mob an intruder - then you might come face to face with the ‘Pearl-spotted Owlet’

A diminutive diurnal hunter which feeds on arthropods, lizards, snakes, rodents and birds. It is ferocious and will attack birds twice its size. Interestingly, it has black false eyes on the back of its head.