Category Archives: Animals, Wildlife Research

Great vibe at the Salmon Migration event; great report on closed containment

Posted on May 10, 2010 by admin

We’ve been sharing information about the threats to wild salmon (and therefore to wilderness tourism) for years now. This week, two significant things occurred: Independent consultant Dr. Andrew Wright released his investigation into the economic feasibility of closed containment salmon … Continue reading →

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Recent reports from the ship:

Posted on April 29, 2010 by admin

The ship is away in the wilderness on her spring trips. We’ve received a few occasional reports from crew aboard the Maple Leaf sent in via sattelite. Hope you enjoy these small slices of their day: “Sailed under mainsail, foresail, … Continue reading →

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Spirit bears, salmon forest and the Olympics Opening Ceremony

Posted on March 2, 2010 by admin

As people who love the natural wonders of the British Columbia coast, we were delighted to see killer whales, a spirit bear and the “salmon forest” in the opening ceremony for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics. It was a spectacular … Continue reading →

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Thoughts about the news: Groups call on BC Government to End Trophy Hunting of Bears before April 1st

Posted on March 17, 2009 by admin

Posted by Maureen Bear viewing vs trophy hunting … As a co-founder of the Commercial Bear Viewing Association (CBVA) and also as a company that takes people for amazing bear viewing experiences, we’re very interested in this campaign by conservation … Continue reading →

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Coastal Wolves Unique, Merit Protection, Study Conculdes

Posted on March 11, 2009 by Maureen

Posted by Maureen I just got some interesting news from Chris Genovali at Raincoast Conservation Foundation…. Those beautiful wolves that we hear (and sometimes see — when they let us) on Maple Leaf’s Great Bear Rainforest trips are in the … Continue reading →

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What Do the Whales Think? Recent Research

Posted on March 4, 2009 by admin

Posted by Paul (reprinted from the winter email newsletter) This winter, on several cold morning walks from my home to Maple Leaf’s winter berth on Victoria’s Inner Harbor, I’ve enjoyed listening to the CBC Ideas broadcast of “Ocean Mind”. The … Continue reading →

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In the Humpback Dating Game, Big Girls Have All The Luck

Posted on March 3, 2009 by admin

Posted by Paul A new study on Humpback mating preferences has found that males choose the largest females for their partners. Adam Pack, the University of Hawaii researcher that lead the 5 year project, has found that the biggest females … Continue reading →

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