Beautiful unity
Sandpipers. Semipalmated or Western? In the fading light, I couldn’t be sure, and it didn’t really matter. It was good…
All 2020 tours cancelled
The pandemic has affected everyone. For us, it has meant that we have cancelled all our 2020 wolf expeditions and…
Embracing mystery
One of the things that fascinates me about nature is all the things we don’t know. There is still so…
Salmon are for the birds
You may be aware of the tight connections between salmon, forests and bears. You may have heard that coastal forests…
Space available on 2020 wolf expeditions
For years I longed to watch and photograph the elusive coastal wolf. For years all I managed were glimpses and…
2019 spirit bear highlights
I already dedicated an entire post to Ma’ah. She is always a highlight. For many years she was the lone…
Another season for Ma’ah
As the 2019 spirit bear season approached it seemed there was one question on everybody’s mind: would Ma’ah still be…
BC’s coastal wolves: elusive and worthy of protection
I worked as a guide in the Great Bear Rainforest for 14 years before I managed to get a decent…
Great Bear Rainforest IMAX and a chance to win
Three years is a long time to wait for anything. But finally (finally!) I was able to see the Great…
Wolves are just wolves
I have read there have been more books written about wolves than any other species. There is something so compelling…
So many failures
This photo is a screenshot of an American black bear checking out a remotely triggered camera in the Great Bear…
Salmon, spirit bears and Ma’ah.
This is Ma’ah. Her name means mother in the language of the local Tsimshian First Nations people. She is perhaps…
Coexistence: Charlie Russell’s legacy
Hunting grizzly bears for sport was banned in British Columbia in April of this year. This is a conservation success…
The winner of our spirit bear tour giveaway is…
Are you nervous? Excited? On the edge of your seat? You should be. This is awesome. I’m about to give…
One week left in spirit bear tour giveaway
We are giving away a 5-Day spirit bear tour at half the normal price – and there is only one…
More salmon, more grizzly cubs at play
This female grizzly bear is a formidable huntress and a good mother; when this photo was taken she was supporting…
A feeling is worth one thousand photos
It is what we had all hoped for. The bear had accepted our presence and was now perched on a…
Bears and Big News in the Great Bear Rainforest
The Great Bear Rainforest is a global treasure. In keeping with this I bring you some highlights from the rainforest…
How to make a Great Bear Rainforest film
This is Francois-Xavier (Fix) De Ruydts at work: Last fall I had the pleasure of guiding the filmmaking team of Fix…
An Ordinary Day With Spirit Bears?
It was the first day of our spirit bear trip this fall, and we were walking up a small creek…
Nick Acheson’s Big Cat Quest
Nick Acheson is spending 2015 in pursuit of all the big cats in the world. He calls this monumental project…
How to take a photo of an arctic wolf – in Canoe Roots Magazine
Recently, Kaydi Pyette, the intrepid editor of Canoe Roots magazine was surfing around my website and encountered my “Recipe for…
Wild Ones Live: Nature Needs People
Jon Mooallem is the author of Wild Ones: A Sometimes Dismaying, Weirdly Reassuraing Story About Looking at People Looking at…
Bears, Salmon and Drama at Alaska’s Anan Creek
Anan Creek in southeast Alaska is one of those special places where people can get amazing views of bears feasting…