Ever been thrilled with lots of traffic during your morning commute? We were yesterday. Heading up a nearby channel to hit our bear hair-snagging stations, we encountered a herd of about 75 Pacific White Sided Dolphins. We maintained our course and speed and they chose to come play with us.
We approach the site in silence, hoping to find evidence of an ursid visitor. Crouching close to the ground, we examine each barb along the 25 m of fencing we set up. Having set up 71 of these barbed wire hair snagging stations across 5000 square kilometers, our work now consists of returning to each…
Fraser River sockeye returned in record low numbers last fall, one percent of what they were a century ago
Elected officials need to hear public support for allocating salmon to bears. The federal Minister of Fisheries and Oceans makes decisions every day that effect the allocation of salmon to various interests. Until very recently, wildlife were never mentioned in the decision-making process. Now, a policy exists that states the ecosystem, specifically bears and other…
I think about the future of this precious coast much more often now. This is because I am now invested in it like never before; my partner and I have brought a little girl into this world two months ago. She’s in Bella Bella with me during field work. She’s had her first boat rides,…
Although Dr. Chris Darimont initially made his mark with seven years of cutting edge research on BC’s coastal ‘rainforest wolves,’ he actually specializes in all large carnivores, not just Canis lupus.
Last week we had a howling southeast rip through. Good timing.
As we sit down at the dinner table at the Raincoast Field Station to exchange stories about our day of fieldwork, we look out to notice an uninvited but welcomed guest.
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Don Arney (www.sei-ind.com), our helicopter pilot and volunteer extraordinaire, expertly touches down in an alpine bog. With the rotors whirring above our heads, we begin unloading our supplies in preparation for setting up a hair snagging station. When the rotors slow and come to a stop, we pause for a moment in awe of our…
I know I promised the picture of the momma bear and cubs I wrote about yesterday, but the satellite internet being what it is up here, that will have to wait. In the meantime, I’d like to introduce you to this year’s crew: From left to right: Me, Howard Humchitt, Collin Reid, Kyle Artelle, Heather…
I promised you a story about bears…it’s coming. First I want to share with you one of the less mammalian experiences that treat our team up at the field station each year. Almost daily we observe Harold the (Great Blue) Heron, who includes our dock in his territory. Great fish habitat for this piscivore (fish…