New podcast episode: Alone in the Arctic
This is a story of caribou, poop, and a little notion called biophilia, all wrapped up within a seven-week solo…
Meet Łaaya
On an overcast September day last fall, I was sitting with a group of guests by a creek in the…
Animalscapes
My favourite wildlife photos tend to be the ones that show the animal in their environment. Some people call these…
It’s not all about the bears
As with most things, it is the sum of all the parts that truly matters. In the Great Bear Rainforest,…
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…
Wolves in the mist
We woke to heavy fog on this morning. Sitting in camp drinking coffee we felt like our chances of finding…
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…
Warrior is back!
This spirit bear has not been seen since 2020, when she was picked up on a trial camera. To say…
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…
Fortress of the Grizzly
20 years ago, I cut my teeth as a Great Bear Rainforest bear guide running grizzly bear tours in coastal…
Salvation is a fish
Reading time: about 5 minutes Spring is a season of renewal that comes with tulips, birdsong, and cherry blossoms for…
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…