Grizzly bears in Khutzeymateen

Robin Rowland 
A grizzly bear along the shore Khutzeymateen. (Robin Rowland)

On May 29, 2024, I took the Prince Rupert Adventure Tours tour of the Khutzeymateen grizzly sanctuary. Here are the shots of the grizzlies, one black bear and the landscape.

Entering Khutzeymateen. (Robin Rowland)
Tsampanaknok Bay. (Robin Rowland)
Black bear on the shores of Tsampanaknok Bay. (Robin Rowland)

The first bear we spotted as a black bear at Tsampanaknok Bay. Then deeper in to the Khutzeymateen we spotted a grizzly swimming along the shore.

Grizzly along the shore of Khutzeymateen. (Robin Rowland)

 

Khutzeymateen grizzly tour (Robin Rowland)

 

Khutzeymateen grizzly tour (Robin Rowland)

 

The soggy grizzly  out of the water. (Robin Rowland)

 

Another shot of the soggy grizzly (Robin Rowland)
Cedar creek in the heart of Khutzeymateen. (Robin Rowland)

At this time of year, grizzly bears fatten up on coastal sedge grasses. So we found bears at a place called Cedar Creek deep in the Khutzeymateen.

Grizzlies in the sedge grass of the Khutzeymateen. (Robin Rowland)
Grizzlies in the sedge grass of the Khutzeymateen. (Robin Rowland)
Grizzlies in the sedge grass of the Khutzeymateen. (Robin Rowland)
Grizzlies in the sedge grass of the Khutzeymateen. (Robin Rowland)
Grizzlies in the sedge grass of the Khutzeymateen. (Robin Rowland)

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