Early morning on Wuikinuxv lake
Throwback to an early morning on Wuikinuxv lake, with a busy bear crew collecting samples on shore. Working on the coast means...
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Killer whale near the Bella Bella Field station
Mo' orcas mo' problems - if you're on the menu! Killer whale near the Bella Bella Field Station... -
Tender moments mid-forage
Tender moments mid-forage. This grizzly sow (who has two more cubs) spent two weeks... -
Setting up a bear hair snare
Setting up a bear hair snare (say that three times quickly). -
Expanding bear territory
Bearitory above the Dalic river in Wuikinuxv territory. Our team is seeing equal volume of hair samples... -
Sedge for brunch
Found this lady munching sedge at the intertidal in Kitasoo/ Xai'xais territory. -
Bear tracks lead the way
A big bear track leading the way to one of our sites.
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Mango and crew
Mango, our vintage, 1980 Raincoast science research boat, and crew, sampling the Great Bear rainforest for bear hair. -
Posing for the camera
Black bear striking a pose in the Great Bear rainforest today. -
Bear prints trail
These little bear prints led us right to our research site today -Kitasoo Nation. -
Waiting for the fog to burn
What a great place to start a day's work! Just waiting for the fog to burn before we can sample along the back of Owikeno Lake. -
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)
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Sea otter surprise
Although our bear work mostly keeps us in the protected islands and inlets favourited by our ursine friends, we occasionally bump into... -
Our first hair collection day of the season
Our first hair collection day of the season was a success. Lots of... -
Anthony and Ayla sampling bear hair
Anthony and Ayla sampling bear hair. -
Springtime feeding along the trail
Springtime feeding along the trail at Zawais in Wuikinuxv. -
Purple shore crabs
Purple shore crabs (Hemigrapsus nudus) are a common prey item for bears here in the Great Bear rainforest. Bears will flip over rocks... -
We are so lucky
We are so lucky to have Don Arney fly us around this beautiful place. It's key to... -
Ten seconds into Alena’s first helicopter flight
Alena, Raincoast science bear research team member, 10 seconds into her first ever helicopter flight. -
Gizmo the helicopter
zmo, one of the longest-standing Raincoast science bear research team members, at rest beside a beautiful alpine lake. -
Bald eagle at sunset
Enjoyed the sunset with a magnificent bald eagle last night. -
Back in Nuxalk Territory
Grateful to be back in Nuxalk Territory for this year's bear study... -
Bonus black bear when setting up bear hair sampling sights
Saw this beautiful black bear when out setting up bear hair sampling sights today. -
Humpback whale sighting
You never know what you'll see when conducting field research in the Great Bear Rainforest. Today we spotted this gorgeous humpback whale.
