Ecologist and wildlife guide
I am a naturalist first. I explore nature and promote wildlife conservation through research, photography, writing, and wilderness expeditions. I…
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Video
Need stock video footage from the Great Bear Rainforest for your film project? I have a large and growing archive…
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The mind of a wolf
When I took this photo, the tide was out, giving this coastal wolf a large expanse of tidal flats to…
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Polar Bear Tours
I have partnered with the expert local guides in Churchill, Manitoba to offer an intimate ground-level polar bear photo tour…
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Wolves in the mist
We woke to heavy fog on this morning. Sitting in camp drinking coffee we felt like our chances of finding…
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In praise of black bears
American black bears (Urus americanus) are remarkable animals who exploit a tremendous diversity of habitats across North America, including the…
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Warrior is back!
This spirit bear has not been seen since 2020, when she was picked up on a trial camera. To say…
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In the company of wolf pups
It is a rare thing to see wolf pups, let alone photograph them. I have worked as a guide in…
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Fortress of the Grizzly
20 years ago, I cut my teeth as a Great Bear Rainforest bear guide running grizzly bear tours in coastal…
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Salvation is a fish
Reading time: about 5 minutes Spring is a season of renewal that comes with tulips, birdsong, and cherry blossoms for…
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Beautiful unity
Sandpipers. Semipalmated or Western? In the fading light, I couldn’t be sure, and it didn’t really matter. It was good…
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All 2020 tours cancelled
The pandemic has affected everyone. For us, it has meant that we have cancelled all our 2020 wolf expeditions and…
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Embracing mystery
One of the things that fascinates me about nature is all the things we don’t know. There is still so…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Wolves are just wolves
I have read there have been more books written about wolves than any other species. There is something so compelling…
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So many failures
This photo is a screenshot of an American black bear checking out a remotely triggered camera in the Great Bear…
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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…
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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…
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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…
