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Tim Irvin

Ecologist & Guide

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Tim IrvinTim Irvin
Tim Irvin
Ecologist & Guide
Tim Irvin with his camera in the Great Bear Rainforest

Director and head guide at Wildlife Journeys

Pairing his fascination with wildlife and his passion for exploring wild places with others, Tim Irvin founded Wildlife Journeys – a wildlife tour company specializing in bears and wolves of the Great Bear Rainforest. Wildlife Journeys is proud to collaborate with Marven Robinson of the Gitga’at First Nation.

wildlife guide

Tim has worked as a wildlife guide and naturalist in British Columbia, Alaska and Manitoba. He is certified as a Level 3 bear viewing guide by the Commercial Bear Viewing Association of British Columbia. His expertise as a guide and natural history educator has helped three companies earn distinction as one of the “Best Adventure Travel Companies on Earth,” as named by National Geographic Adventure. His work with coastal grizzly bears appeared has on television in Terres d’Exploration, The Knowledge Network, and the award-winning series Michaela’s Wild Challenge.

field biology and wildlife conservation

Tim has bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Ecology. He has worked as a field biologist on numerous research projects across North America including studies of lynx, marten, songbirds, and amphibians in the boreal forest and Great Lakes regions, and biodiversity surveys in Canada’s subarctic.

Working with the British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Tim facilitated projects between government scientists, stakeholders, and consultants – including collaboration on black bear conflict management, grizzly bear rehabilitation, raptor and non-native species management, and regulation of wildlife viewing.

writer

Tim writes about the intersection of marine conservation and indigenous rights for the Central Coast Indigenous Resource Alliance.  He was the editor of Arctic Inspired: A Tribute to the Tundra,  and has published in explore, Photo Life, the Globe and Mail and elsewhere. He dabbles in blogging.

photographer

Tim’s photos have appeared in Canadian Geographic Traveller, The Globe and Mail, Photo Life, Canoe Roots,  and Canadian Geographic’s Best Wildlife Pictures.  His images have featured in conservation campaigns by World Wildlife Fund Canada, The Raincoast Conservation Foundation, and the Western Canada Wilderness Committee.

wilderness expeditions

Tim has paddled through vast sweeps of Canada’s provinces and territories on numerous canoe expeditions.  These journeys include seven and eight-week canoe trips in the arctic and the boreal forest of Ontario. His most rewarding journey to date was a seven-week solo arctic expedition.

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