
Salmon Carnivore Project
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.


The Salmon Carnivore Project

Bear monitoring season wraps up; paying homage
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 …

Sea lions
That dude on top though.…

Last day sampling hair for 2018 season – Gitga’at Nation bear monitoring project
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

End of a long but beautiful bear monitoring day in Gitga’at territory
Which way is up? End of a long but beautiful bear monitoring day in Gitga’at territory.…

Recently published study on bear hair research

Our Notes From The Field series

Christina Service and Spirit Bear Foundation research crew

Raincoasts’ non-invasive bear research

Accidental photograph of a cougar

Site inspection by mama grizzly and cub

Sow and two cubs

Rubtrees for all, big and small

Wildlife facts – on rubtrees

Tender moments mid-forage

Setting up a bear hair snare

Expanding bear territory

Sedge for brunch

Bear tracks lead the way
A big bear track leading the way to one of our sites.
#raincoastscience #greatbearrainforest #tracks #bears…

Mango and crew

Bear prints trail

One of thousands of envelopes
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…
