Canadian filmmaker, author and naturalist known for his amazing studies of bear behaviour will guide guests to wildlife on the BC coast with Maple Leaf Adventures Above is a video excerpt of Charlie in Bear Man of Kamchatka. Above is … Continue reading
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In the valley where this photo was taken, there was a time when grizzlies who showed their faces and trusted humans could be killed for sport. But the trophy hunting ceased in the first part of the decade and we’ve … Continue reading
By journalist Ole Helmhausen, of Mein Kanada Reiseplaner, from a June 2010 Great Bear Rainforest adventure. Beautiful work, Ole! You can see more of Ole’s work on Canada adventures at his site, Mein Kanada Reiseplaner. You can also see more … Continue reading
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
Maple Leaf Naturalist Briony Penn Reflects on Our Recent Great Bear Rainforest Tour in June 2010 by naturalist Briony Penn photos, from the trip, by Greg Shea (eagle) and Kevin J. Smith (bear) The division between air, land and water … Continue reading
We were excited to be the first people we know of to see the A30s this year, while on our Great Bear Rainforest summer trip. The A30s are one of the matrilines in the northern resident killer whale community that … Continue reading
This beautiful photo by first mate Paul Smith shows a grizzly sow in her autumn world: a brilliant green and gold estuary, where a small river lets salmon penetrate the rainforest after a journey up a coastal fjord. In the … Continue reading
Taken by first mate Jose Larochelle. Beauty! Sailing the Maple Leaf is a lot of fun, but it’s also great to get out on the water and experience her moving by. You’re sitting still on the water in a zodiac … Continue reading
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
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
