British Columbia

grizzly bear eating salmon

Charting a Course Through Bears’ Eyes

In British Columbia, stewards from the Heiltsuk First Nation are using computational models and Indigenous knowledge to protect bears’ access to salmon.

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Welcome to the Great Bear Sea

After decades of discord, Canada and First Nations are working together to build a network of marine protected areas stretching from Vancouver Island to Alaska.

Scales of Reference - sockeye salmon
Scales of Reference

Collected at the tail end of British Columbia's "silver fever," hundred-year-old salmon scales are now helping conservation scientists reconstruct and better manage the populations of one of Canada's most important fish.

How to Save a Rainforest

It took decades to hammer out a landmark conservation deal to save Canada’s Great Bear Rainforest. Now the real work begins.

bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Blood, White, and Blue

Weary, bloodstained, and ultimately victorious, one bird symbolizes the plight, fight, and recovery of our nation’s most iconic species.

Juvenile salmon like these spend a critical portion of their young lives feeding and growing amongst the eelgrass of Flora Bank. Photo by Tavish Campbell
The Nursery

Unlocking the habitat secrets of one of the planet’s most important salmon fisheries—and the specter of industrial development that threatens its very existence