Today, guests on National Geographic Venture walked in reverential silence through Gitga’at Indigenous territory to an observation platform along a salmon stream. The water was teeming with spawning fish. Other wildlife in the area included Steller’s jays, American dippers, ravens, and a band-tailed pigeon. We were thrilled to see several black bears fishing for salmon, as well as their extremely rare white version known as the Kermode bear. We were extremely fortunate to have experienced such magnificence in the wilds of British Columbia, Canada.
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- 23 Sep 2023
Coastal British Columbia, Canada, 9/23/2023, National Geographic Venture
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Lee Moll, Naturalist
Lee grew up as a "Nature Girl" in the rural outskirts of New York City, where she developed and expressed her keen sense of biophilia. She expanded her passion for the outdoors when she ventured to the western side of the country and she currently o...
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