A killer day in Heiltsuk

A killer day in Heiltsuk territory!
Photo by Kyle Artelle (@kyleartelle).
#killerwhale #heiltsuk

A killer day in Heiltsuk territory!
Photo by Kyle Artelle (@kyleartelle).
#killerwhale #heiltsuk
Check out this beauty of a bear from Heiltsuk territory…
The first wolf spotted in Kitasoo/Xai’xais territory this spring, chowing at the intertidal.
For over 10 years, Raincoast has been using science, public education and the courts to try and protect Canada’s endangered population of salmon-eating Southern Resident killer whales. With their salmon stocks in decline…
Watching bears fish all day was surreal. We were lucky enough to be guided by Marven Robinson…
That’s a whale of a family tree – Killer whales can be individually ID’d by their markings & dorsal fin shape. We can use this info to keep track of who’s related to who and their movement. Kept these books close at hand while on board The Achiever!
On Raincoast conservation research vessel Achiever anchored near Bella Bella at the start of a week long trip north.