Brian Falconer
Safeguarding Coastal Carnivores Program Director
Brian Falconer has been a commercial mariner for over 35 years on the coasts of BC and Alaska. Formerly a bush pilot and sport fishing lodge owner, he was owner-operator of Maple leaf Adventures Ltd., and for 17 years offered natural history and First Nations cultural history tours on the classic schooner Maple Leaf on the coasts of BC and Alaska. Wildlife and bears in particular were a large part of these trips. As former director of marine operations for Raincoast Conservation Foundation, he was responsible for the management of the marine research programs.
As Safeguarding Coastal Carnivores Program Director, he leads the project to end commercial hunting in the Great Bear Rainforest by acquiring the tenures which confer exclusive commercial hunting rights over vast areas. Brian has worked for over 2 decades on the Raincoast-led campaign which, last year, ended the killing of grizzly bears in BC. He has guided many people to powerful experiences with bears and was a founding member of the Canadian Bear Viewing Association.
Recent articles
Clues to help you tell Southern Resident and Bigg’s (transient) killer whales apart
Raincoast CSI: Cetacean Species Identification.
Empowering youth in environmental action
Raincoast and Take a Stand: Youth for Conservation launch another…
This isn’t a conference, it’s The Confluence
How many colleagues do you know purely by their email…
New research aims to bring underwater noise’s true impact on killer whales into focus
Extended periods of time at sea are necessary to collect…
BC bookstores come together to support conservation education for youth
How little gifts from the community strengthen our programs.
The story of Coastal Douglas-fir forests: All about Mayne Island
Though smaller and more developed than some of its counterparts…