Short answer: not really. Vancouver Island has no established grizzly bear population. The island is black bear country, with an estimated 7,000 to 12,000 of them. Grizzlies live on the BC mainland, and the best places to see them are the remote inlets a boat ride north of Campbell River. That’s exactly where our grizzly bear tours go. Campbell River sits on Vancouver Island’s east… Read more »
The Question Everyone Asks When planning a trip to British Columbia, the excitement of seeing the wild Pacific Northwest is high. We inhabit one of the richest marine environments on the planet right here on the east coast of Vancouver Island. Naturally, when guests look into booking whale watching trips, the most common question we get asked is: “Do you guarantee we will see whales?”… Read more »
The coastal ecosystem of British Columbia (B.C.) is a complex web of ecological dependencies between grizzly bears, Pacific salmon, and a multitude of other species. At the heart of this complex web lies the Pacific salmon, often referred to as a keystone species due to their influence on both terrestrial and aquatic environments. Pacific Salmon: Transferring Nutrients between Sea to the Rain Forests Pacific salmon,… Read more »
