Grizzly dreams
It is hard to imagine a more peaceful and beautiful scene than a grizzly bear napping in a coastal estuary surrounded by snowy mountains…
Great Bear Rainforest
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Coastal Ghosts
Often, when you go looking for sea wolves, it can feel like you’re trying to find ghosts. You find their tracks, their scat, maybe even a bed where they lay down. You hear them howl. But you can’t find them…
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Spirit bear enigma
Known as Warrior, we used to see her regularly on one of the creeks we work on. But in the last few years, she has shown up very sporadically or not at all.
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A grizzly gift
20-plus years ago, when I was working as a field biologist, someone asked me if I would be interested in working as a guide at a grizzly bear viewing lodge in the Great Bear Rainforest. At the time, I had no idea this kind of thing was even an option…
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Spirit bear and cub
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This spirit bear was named Strawberry because she’s a bit of a strawberry blonde. She showed up out of the blue in 2017, and we have seen her every year since… -
Animalscapes
My favourite wildlife photos tend to be the ones that show the animal in their environment. Some people call these kinds of images “animalscapes.”
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Grizzly Bear Love
The Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Sanctuary is nothing short of remarkable. I am forever grateful for the people who had the foresight to protect this place. This protected area represents some of the highest quality grizzly bear habitat in Canada.
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Sea wolves in the mist
We woke to heavy fog on this morning. Sitting in camp drinking coffee we felt like our chances of finding a wolf were just about nil. Then we heard howling in the distance.
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It’s not all about the bears
As with most things, it is the sum of all the parts that truly matters. Despite the name, in the Great Bear Rainforest, the bears are simply one part of this remarkable place.
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The lungs of the rainforest
This is one of my favourite places. With the mist that often hangs in the air from the falls, it feels like the lungs of the rainforest. When the salmon are running and the water levels are much higher than in this photo, I love to just sit and watch the fish leaping up the falls…
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Fortress of the Grizzly
20 years ago, I cut my teeth as a Great Bear Rainforest bear guide running grizzly bear tours in coastal estuaries. Spring on the British Columbia coast is glorious. There is nothing like the sweet fragrance and vibrant greens of spring, mingled with birdsong, snow-capped mountains, and the sight of grizzly bears amidst all.
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Salvation is a fish
A fish so fat you can light it with a match, eulachon have been a critical part of Coastal First Nations culture for hundreds of generations.
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Beautiful unity
When you spend time looking for wolves, most of the time you end up watching other things instead. On this evening, it was sandpipers. Semipalmated or Western? In the fading light, I couldn’t be sure, and it didn’t really matter. It was good enough to simply watch them wheel and swoop in unison, each bird exquisitely sensitive to its neighbour, each responding to the smallest flicker of a wing.
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Embracing mystery
One of the things that fascinates me about nature is all the things we don’t know. There is still so much mystery out there. As my Dad likes to say “ there are more questions…
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Salmon are for the birds
You may be aware of the tight connections between salmon, forests and bears. But have you ever thought about the connections between salmon and songbirds? Perhaps it’s time you did?
