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Glendale River Estuary Grizzly Viewing

In the spring and early summer all of our Grizzly Bear watching is done by boat in Knight Inlet.  Most of Knight Inlet is very steep, but where the rivers enter you often have lower sloped, shallow estuaries which are rich in food.  These are the areas that the Grizzly Bears tend to congregate in.

Grizzly Bear Watching in the estuary

This is our typical area for conducting our spring Grizzly Bear Watching.  River estuaries are rich feeding areas from many animals.  The grass that you see her is Lyngbys sedge.  In the spring it is particularly lush and is a major component of the bear’s diet providing much needed protein.

Looking for spring grizzly bears

Rock Rolling Spring Grizzly

In the spring time before the berries begin to ripen and the salmon start to trickle in the bears feed on sedge grass and the available seafood at low tide.  The intertidal areas of our rocky coastal beaches are rich in life.  “Rock Rolling” is a favourite activity of both coastal Black and Grizzly Bears.  Under these rocks there are often shore crab hiding which are a favourite of the bears.

 

grizzly searching for crabs