The great bear rainforest is home to a vast array of wildlife, including brown bears, black bears, wolves, mink and other land mammals, birds and marine animals like orcas, humpbacked whales, seals, sea lions, sea otters, dolphins and many more. To find out more about how the battle for the great bear rainforest was hijacked by greenpeace and other environmental ngos visit offsettingresistance. Rainforest projects photos, videos, logos, illustrations. Filmed in hd by devin graham while he stayed at nimmo bay lodge. National geographic the great bear rainforest nat geo. Great bear rainforest is a spirit bear entertainment film presented by seaspan in association with destination british columbia and distributed by macgillivray freeman films. Our hope was to see the elusive spirit bear, a white morph of a black bear. Autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. Our nine day journey in the great bear rainforest on a graceful and comfortable 70 foot schooner was terrific.
If you would like to see more videos, go to our youtube channel. Find out what this paddling group discovered on their. These remarkable creatures live in the lush temperate rainforests of canadas west coast, where they hold almost mythic status among the regions indigenous people. We spent incredible hours watching black and grizzly bears up close, but always with scrupulous attention to not disrupting their activities. The great bear rainforest stretches 64,000 square kilometres from the northern tip of vancouver island to alaska. Starring grizzlies, eagles, humpback whales, and the legendary spirit bear. In the 1990s the nuxalk nation engaged in a campaign of direct action, to stop logging on their traditional lands, also known as the great bear rainforest. It is home to the largest remaining contiguous temperate rain forest anywhere in. Great bear rainforest british columbia 2020 all you.
Dustin silvey and friends paddled the great bear rainforest in british columbia in search of the fish farms spreading out across the area, which is a source of political debate between the provincial government and the indigenous communities. The great bear rainforest has become a popular destination for travelers seeking firsthand views of the regions stunning landscapes, waterways and array of wildlife. Kelp is just one of many different plants found along the coastal regions of the great bear rainforest, some of which do not exist anywhere else in the world. It starts a few miles north of lund and extends all the way north in canada to the bcs northernmost limit, around port rupert, and extends only a few miles inland. Most explorers in the great bear choose to visit a mix of the fjords, the outer islands, and the few settlements. Jun 03, 2019 the great bear rainforest is home to a vast array of wildlife, including brown bears, black bears, wolves, mink and other land mammals, birds and marine animals like orcas, humpbacked whales, seals, sea lions, sea otters, dolphins and many more.
Oct 22, 2014 we filmed this in the great bear rainforest, located on the central coast of british columbia on canadas west coast. The great bear rainforest is one of the worlds largest temperate rainforests and home to grizzly bears, black bears and the spirit bear. Learn about the people who make their home in the great bear rainforest and are committed to preserving and protecting it. Great bear rainforest bc kayaking tours spirit of the west. The great bear rainforest is an ecosystem of global importance and a vital, natural, cultural and economic resource for first nations, coastal communities and british columbia. Grizzly bear eats salmon at muscle inlet great bear rainforest bc canada. The area is breathtaking, but there are moments of wonder what it was like before human impact. Three groups that were once labelled enemies of the province by a british columbia premier have been given an international award for their work in helping to protect the great bear rainforest. Great bear rainforest videos and latest news articles. And whod of the middle of a rainforest it rained every day. Sep 24, 2016 as preparations gear up for the royal visit to bella bella on monday, the heiltsuk nation are proud to share our amazing traditional territory with the world. Hidden from the outside world and unchanged for 10,000 years, the great bear rainforest is one of the wildest places left on earth.
Part of the largest coastal temperate rainforest in the world, the great bear rainforest is one the last untouched places on earth. Great bear rainforest funny, cool, and interesting videos. The lush, sacred, 21 million acre great bear rainforest, of b. Great bear rainforest tells the story of one of the rarest animals on earththe fabled allwhite spirit bear. From conflict to collaboration in the great bear rainforest.
Nov 02, 2010 the great bear rainforest is home to hundreds of species, including cougars, wolves, salmon, grizzly bears, and the spirit bear, a unique subspecies of the black bear, in which one in 10 cubs. The great bear rainforest is one of the most pristine wilderness environments on earth, a vast tract of temperate rainforest stretching some 400 km250 mi along the central and north coast of british columbia. Great bear rainforest in 4k exploring british columbia. Success here means protecting the ecological integrity of the land while respecting indigenous cultures and strengthening local economies. Please visit our bc marine parks link for information on protected areas. The 20year battle to protect the great bear rainforest the largest coastal temperate rainforest on the planet is over, with the b. Stretching for more than 250 miles along the coast of british columbia. Pacific northwest, canada, was created and named by environmental groups and first nations groups whom also coined the name spirit bear in the mid 90s, was set aside as the largest protested temperate rainforest in the world, to protect logging and housing developments from encroaching further on. On this brand new 8day voyage to great bear rainforest cruise aboard the 100passenger national geographic venture, sail into the narrow, winding fjords of northern british columbia and enter the domain of the rare spirit bear. This was an amazing opportunity to kayak in this wild and magical land. The great bear rainforest in british columbia, on canadas west coast, is the largest intact, unprotected, coastal temperate rainforest left in the world.
Filmed from our canopy platform at great bear lodge. The kermode bear is the provincial mammal of british columbia, canada, home of the great bear rainforest, the only place the kermode is found. The great bear rainforest is located on the british columbia coast. February 1, 2017 marks one year since the announcement of the great bear rainforest legal and policy framework by first nations governments and the bc government, with the support of greenpeace, sierra club bc and stand formerly forestethics and five forestry companies collectively. Dec, 2010 starring grizzlies, eagles, humpback whales, and the legendary spirit bear. Wildlife photographers put focus on great bear rainforest. Nat geo wild the great bear rainforest nature documentary. Great bear rainforest british columbia all you need to. Careers at behance adobe portfolio blog powered by behance creative career tips download the app. Located on canadas remote pacific coast, the great bear rainforest is the worlds last remaining untouched coastal temperate rainforest a land of wolves, grizzly bears, humpback whales, sea otters and other. All the footage displayed in this video was filmed during a 5 day trip with wild pacific sailing.
This took us to klemtu, british columbia and the great bear rainforest. Journey to a land of grizzlies, wolves, sea otters and the allwhite spirit bear the rarest bear on earth in the film great bear rainforest. Black bear and spirit bear cubs ian mcallister at 21 million acres, the great bear rainforest on the coast of british columbia in canada is the largest remaining coastal temperate. Great bear rainforest one of earths great wildlife areas, the great bear rainforest still hosts healthy populations of all wildlife species present when captain vancouver sailed up the coast in 1793. The great bear rainforest also known as the central and north coast forest is a temperate rain forest on the pacific coast of british columbia, canada comprising 6. Below we list the regions of the great bear rainforest that you may choose to explore.
Great bear expedition is a must for serious kayaker. The great bear rainforest is the largest remaining intact temperate rainforest and one of the most pristine wilderness environments in the world, stretching the length of the rugged pacific coast from the northern part of vancouver island to southern alaska. Journey to a land of grizzlies, coastal wolves, sea otters and the allwhite spirit bear the rarest bear on earth in the film great bear rainforest. The area and people were beyond our wildest expectations, as was the wildlife and photography. This list contains both species that have been observed or heard here and those that could possibly be seen here. The great bear rainforest, on canadas west coast, is one of earths great natural areas. A visit to the great bear rainforest involves many different experiences. Paddling the great bear rainforest paddling magazine. A beautiful look at the wildlife and terrain of the great bear rainforest in british columbia, canada. As preparations gear up for the royal visit to bella bella on monday, the heiltsuk nation are proud to share our amazing traditional territory with the world. Great bear rainforest remote camera project on vimeo. Massive black bear eating salmon in the great bear rainforest.
Grey wolves and grizzly bears, black bears and the mysterious kermode bear, a white variety of the black bear that is rarely seen. You may see the entirety of this special place from the air, or sail along the coastline by sea. Nuxalk hereditary chief qwatsinas, was at the forefront of this struggle. Hidden from the outside world, the great bear rainforest is one of the wildest places left on earth. Up next spirit bears great bear rainforest canada duration. Take students outside to an area with grassy tree line area near the school and tell students that nature can. In 2010 vancouver filmmaker damien gillis joined two separate weeklong journeys by boat through bcs great bear rainforest. It is part of the larger pacific temperate rainforest ecoregion, which is the largest coastal temperate rainforest in the world. Land of the spirit bear tells the story of one of the rarest animals on earththe fabled allwhite spirit bearand the ancient rainforest it calls home.
Download the song from the video, breakthrough off itunes in the. Great bear rainforest region 2 national geographic dvd. The pace is slow, allowing visitors to take their time to adjust to its rhythms, intricacies, and seasonal changes. Boating the great bear rainforest, british columbia, canada. Download the free central coast biodiversity app to learn about more than 210 plants, 80 birds, 190 marine invertebrates, 50 fish, 20 mammals and reptiles, and 120 different kinds of seaweed. Grizzly bears, spirit bears, wolves and whales roam the channels and forests, and people have lived here. That looks like it would be a cool place to stay if you wanted to take a trip to the great bear rainforest to see the amazing wildlife in the area. Though roughly the size of ireland, it has a human population of less than 17,000 outside of the town of prince rupert, compared to. Activate autoplay for your embedded videos so people with eyeballs can start watching immediately. Jun 05, 2017 the 20year battle to protect the great bear rainforest the largest coastal temperate rainforest on the planet is over, with the b.