Recently published study on bear hair research

ByRaincoast team 2017-07-252019-02-13 Salmon Carnivore Project

Raincoast staff work in the great bear rainforest with bear hair samples — Photo by Adrien Mullin.

“There is this mismatch between the ecology and bear management system. The sea is connected to the land but the management doesn’t reflect that.”

Raincoast’s Megan Adams (@mtncypress) and Kyle Artelle (@kyleartelle) reflect on the recently published study on bear hair research highlighting important interconnections between bears, salmon and humans for future management practises in Canadian Geographic.

Check out the article!

Photo by Adrien Mullin (@adrienmullin).

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Two Raincoast staff biologists set up a bear hair snare on a tree

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Setting up a bear hair snare

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Setting up a bear hair snare (say that three times quickly).

raincoast staff Scott rogers pictured wearing a blue Patagonia jacket examining a rub tree with bear hair samples caught in it

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Wildlife facts – on rubtrees

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Many trees surrounding Wuikinuxv village are high-use rubtrees by grizzlies (and a few brave black bears). Rubtrees are generally…

Triptych of photograpgs from the Great Bear rainforest: Photo 1 is a red bee on a green leaf, Photo 2 is water and jutting land beside it fading into mist, photo 3 is a man laying down wire to track bears on a hillside

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Raincoast science

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Another day of Raincoast science in the Great Bear rainforest…

Three raincoast staff wearing rain jackets stand beside a video cmaera mounted on a tripod in the Great Bear rainforest

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Setting up to photograph grizzlies

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Raincoast Conservation setting up to photograph and video grizzly bears in the Great Bear rainforest on our recent expedition.

Spirit bear to the left of picture holds a pink salmon that is still alive in its mouth, as it stands on rocks near flowing silver water.

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Raincoast Applied Conservation Science Lab

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The importance of salmon diversity One of the most important characteristics of science is its ability to improve understanding about the natural world. Often that means questioning ‘established’ knowledge. For…

View of the Salish Sea from a wooden deck of a cabin at Koeye camp

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Visiting Koeye Camp

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What a gorgeous view! Looking out over the Salish Sea from The Whale Cabin, an honoured place for elders to stay when visiting Koeye Camp. Going there and helping with the youth science and culture camp is a annual highlight for raincoasters.

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