Such an honour to photograph the beautiful, elusive coastal wolf (also known as the ‘sea wolf’) in northern BC. We emerged from our tents at 430am to hike two kilometres of North Pacific beach skirted by rainforest, in the hopes of encountering this extremely rare species of marine wolf. For over 100 hours, we hunkered down and waited, either in blinds or behind stacked beach logs. One evening, this happened. A stunning female coastal wolf trotted down the beach to begin a nocturnal hunt for her pack- stopping for a few seconds in golden light, then disappearing into the sunset. A moment I will never forget.
There are as few as 150 coastal wolves in existence. Unconscionably, they can be hunted legally in BC.
Please join ‘The Call’ and add your voice to the protection of the coastal wolf, along with other wolf species. They have survived against the odds and they need us now more than ever. Please go to www.pacificwild.org. Thank you!
coastal wolf, also known as marine wolf or sea wolf