Our first hair collection day of the season

Our first hair collection day of the season was a success. Lots of bear hair on those snags!
#raincoastscience #greatbearrainforest #bears
Photo by Alena Ebeling-Schuld (@livesinadream)

Our first hair collection day of the season was a success. Lots of bear hair on those snags!
#raincoastscience #greatbearrainforest #bears
Photo by Alena Ebeling-Schuld (@livesinadream)
Exploring with Little Red, Raincoast Conservation research vessel Achiever small tender, we head up a river to see what’s around the bend. Venturing past tidal influence the smells and sights…
In addition to the Fraser River estuary our conservation interests extend into what is often termed the gravel reach. This area is important habitat for salmonids and many other species. We are now working to…
With the support of our First Nation partners, Raincoast now owns commercial trophy hunting rights in an area of over 33,000 square kilometers, across the Great Bear Rainforest. That’s an area larger than Vancouver Island. Our long term goal…
“Let’s see now, what have we here? Caution please do not disturb, mmm-hmm research project, yep, on …. BEARS!?”. Reading this sign was likely the only stressful part of this bear’s participation…
Treading carefully. Over 1200 wolves are killed annually in BC by hunters and trappers. The government is currently planning to extend…
“Is it my turn to record the data?” Taking Koeye campers & camp counsellors out on The Achiever is so much fun! We practice the methods scientists use to survey whales and seabirds, including spotting, using markings to ID individuals, behaviour, and recording data.