Monitoring bears in Wuikinuxv
Megan Adams shares about the work the lab usually does in Wuikinuxv territory.
Wuikinuxv
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Salmon, Bears and People – The Raincoast Applied Conservation Lab
The Wuikinuxv people in Rivers Inlet have shared a riverbank – a home and a fishery – with bears for thousands of years. Of primary concern to their coexistence with bears is ample salmon.
The Wuikinuxv are one of five …
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Gitga’at, Heiltsuk, Kitasoo/Xai’xais, Nuxalk and Wuikinuxv territories
Over the coming weeks Raincoast scientists will join friends and colleagues in Gitga’at, Heiltsuk, Kitasoo/Xai’xais, Nuxalk and Wuikinuxv territories.
With the Central Coast First Nations Bear Working Group we monitor bears in area of more than 22,000 square kilometres.
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Trophy hunting is closed
At Vancouver (YVR) heading up to Great Bear Rainforest for expedition on Raincoast conservation research vessel Achiever. Awesome to see "Trophy hunting is closed" sign... -
The relationship between bears, salmon and people in the Great Bear Rainforest
With our First Nations hosts and partners we monitor the relationship between bears, salmon and people in the Great Bear Rainforest. This is conservation science... -
Sow and two cubs
Playtime is over, time to get fishin'. Sow and two cubs en route to a nearby river. -
Wildlife facts – on rubtrees
Many trees surrounding Wuikinuxv village are high-use rubtrees by grizzlies (and a few brave black bears). Rubtrees are generally... -
Feasting on salmon sandwiches
Happy bear crew feasting on Aunty Val salmon sandwiches near a site on Walbran Island earlier this week. The Wuikinuxv Bear Project is excited to... -
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... -
Expanding bear territory
Bearitory above the Dalic river in Wuikinuxv territory. Our team is seeing equal volume of hair samples... -
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. -
Springtime feeding along the trail
Springtime feeding along the trail at Zawais in Wuikinuxv. -
Sampling bear sites along the Waanukv
Sampling bearsites beneath our favourite spruce along the Waanukv... -
Late fall family fishing trip in Wuikinuxv
Late fall family fishing trip in Wuikinuxv. -
Thank you Wuikinuxv and coastal guardian watchmen
All done, load up the boat. Thank you Wuikinuxv... -
Sampling along the Wanukv river
Another beautiful Wuikinuxv morning with great samples along the Wanukv river. Thanks, bears. -
Wolf
A wolf on Wuikinuxv Territory... -
Checking bear cams around Wuikinuxv village
Checking bear cams around Wuikinuxv village.... -
Grizzly on a rubtree
Rub-a-dub-dub goes the grizzly on a rubtree near Wuikinuxv village... -
Checking out the local rub tree
Checking out the local rub tree, outside Wuikinuxv village... -
Wild flowers of Wuikinuxv lake
Wild flowers of Wuikinuxv lake... -
Sampling day
Sweet day sampling... -
Grizzly sampling station
Wuikinuvx team finishing up... -
Planning out the Raincoast science
Planning out the Raincoast science - Grizzly helicopter sampling on...
