Wildlife and Culture at Klahoose

Bear viewing at Klahoose (late-Aug to Oct)

From Klahoose Wilderness Resort it’s around an hour by boat into Toba Inlet, with its towering glaciers and abundant waterfalls. Purpose-built bear-viewing stands are located here, deep in the Toba Valley surrounded by lush temperate rainforest, overlooking the glacier blue waters of the Klite River. Each August thousands of salmon return to the river to spawn, attracting large numbers of grizzly bears as they feed in preparation for winter hibernation.

Your experienced Klahoose guides have trained with the Commercial Bear Viewing Association to ensure you get the most out of your time with the bears. They will explain their habits and habitat, as well as sharing traditional myths and legends as you witness this incredible natural spectacle first hand.

Fred Cattroll

Fred discovered his passion for photography during his studies in Journalism, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Still Photography following on from this. The photography of Fred Cattroll is well known for its intimate human touch and his most recent work has focused on people: in communities, corporations and as individuals. Simple, yet honest and seductive, his pictures are subtle interplays of light and image. His work has been published in various publications including the London Times, New York Times and Washington Post, as well as featuring in the collections of National Gallery, Canadian Museum of Photography and the Canadian Museum of Civilization.

Russell Potter

As a historian, professor and author, Russell is best known for his books and lectures on the lost Franklin Arctic expedition of 1845. Among his books are Arctic Spectacles: The Frozen North in Visual Culture (2007), Finding Franklin: The Untold Story of a 165-Year Search (2016), and (as editor) May We Be Spared to Meet on Earth: Letters of the Lost Franklin Arctic Expedition (2022). He is a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, a member of the Arctic Institute of North America and teaches at Rhode Island College in Providence, Rhode Island (USA).

Paul Zizka

Paul’s passion for exploration, his creative vision and fierce sense of determination combined with his pursuit of fresh perspectives and a deep love for the landscape, have resulted in an ever-growing portfolio of cutting-edge images. Paul’s images have been featured on countless book covers and in a variety of highly regarded publications, including National Geographic, Maclean’s, Alpinist, the Huffington Post, The Guardian, Canadian Geographic, Islands, PhotoLife, and explore magazine. His book on aurora photography in the Canadian Rockies, Spirits in the Sky, was published in spring 2022.

Aliya Jasmine

An award-winning television host, producer and environmental journalist, Aliya currently appears on various platforms for NBC News and is also the co-founder of the environmentally focused media production and climate research lab, LILI Media & Design Lab. Aliya anchored for MTV News in Canada for over a decade and helped develop MTV IMPACT, a show about social and environmental issues that sent her on assignment around the world and set the path for her career: from South Sudan after a civil war, to the heart of British Columbia’s Great Bear Rainforest to see first-hand the potential impacts of a proposed oil pipeline. She returned to the rainforest multiple times for various productions, and became one of the World Wildlife Fund’s “Canadians for the Great Bear.”

Javier Frutos

As both the creative and brand director of the RCGS and Canadian Geographic, Javier regularly works on assignment with both professional and amateur photographers by evaluating their images and helping them to improve their trade. He is an award-winning photographer whose assignments have seen him travel extensively in Canada, Europe, the U.S., Mexico and numerous other locations around the world.

Scott Forsyth

A professional photographer specialising in the Canadian landscape, Scott has embarked on a lifelong photographic journey to explore and depict the vastness and beauty of the country. His photographic quest has taken him across Canada, from the Atlantic to the Pacific and Arctic Ocean coastlines. As a Fellow at both the Royal Canadian Geographical Society and The Explorer’s Club, Scott is also a certified Marine Guide on ship-based expeditions, where he regularly leads photographic excursions to remote coastal locations across Canada.