Whether its bears, wolves or whales many coastal species have evolved to rely on annual returns of Pacific salmon. But how are the food needs of these animals considered in fisheries management or the benefits of salmon managed for coastal ecosystems? Bottom line: they aren’t.
As the bear monitoring season wraps up, paying homage to our noninvasive hair snag stations, and all of the flora and fauna that play an important role in building our sites, filling our field days, and gathering those crucial wisps …
That dude on top though.…
Last day sampling hair for 2018 season @Raincoast – Gitga’at Nation bear monitoring project 🐻 @UVicGeog @hensonbiol #dreamteam
…Last day sampling hair for 2018 season @Raincoast – Gitga'at Nation bear monitoring project 🐻 @UVicGeog @hensonbiol #dreamteam pic.twitter.com/2IbnwEEvNA
— Ilona Mihalik
Which way is up? End of a long but beautiful bear monitoring day in Gitga’at territory.…
A big bear track leading the way to one of our sites.
#raincoastscience #greatbearrainforest #tracks #bears…
One of the thousands of Raincoast science bear hair sample envelopes that will be filled this field season.
Photo by Alena Ebeling-Schuld (@livesinadream)
#greatbearrainforest #raincoastscience #bears…
