Category Archives: Conservation

Great Bear Rainforest named as “Best of the World” by National Geographic Traveler

Posted on December 3, 2012 by admin

Dec. 4, 2012, Victoria, BC – The Great Bear Rainforest, stretching more than 400 kilometres along the northwest coast of British Columbia, has been named as one of the “Best of the World” trips for 2013 by National Geographic Traveler. … Continue reading →

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Artists for an Oil Free Coast – The Expedition & the Art

Posted on November 29, 2012 by admin

Maple Leaf Adventures is proud to have welcomed some of BC’s most accomplished landscape artists and carvers aboard this year as part of an art expedition, organized by Mark Hobson and Raincoast Conservation Foundation, in Canada’s Great Bear Rainforest. Now, … Continue reading →

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BC Eco-Cruise Company Receives Nod from Parks Canada National Sustainable Tourism Award

Posted on October 18, 2012 by admin

Oct. 18, 2012 – Victoria, BC – Ecotourism in British Columbia received national recognition this month, as the Victoria-based adventure sailing cruise company Maple Leaf Adventures was named one of three finalists for the Parks Canada Sustainable Tourism Award. Maple … Continue reading →

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Supporting Coastal Conservation Through Adventure Travel

Posted on December 6, 2011 by admin

Maple Leaf Adventures, we believe that amazing travel experiences can be good for conservation, too. We celebrate the fjords, rainforests, whales, bears, seabirds and the entire food chain of the BC/Alaska coast. It is an immeasurable treasure worth exploring and protecting. We … Continue reading →

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Wanted Alive, Not Dead: The Financial Value of Thriving Bears in B.C.

Posted on September 9, 2010 by admin

By Kevin J. Smith, Maple Leaf Adventures For a moment, I want you to put aside all that you know and feel about the sport hunting of bears. Put aside the ethics, the emotions and the images of bear hunting. … Continue reading →

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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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Thank you, Tourism Victoria, for the “Environment Award”

Posted on May 4, 2010 by admin

Tourism Victoria recognized the hard work and extra expense that we at Maple Leaf put toward protecting and promoting the natural world on this coast. It’s a decision we make because this beautiful world provides our livelihood, and provides so … 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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