Grizzlies of the Khutzeymateen
Each year, for a Month straddling May and June , the Grizzly Bears of British Columbias KHUTZEYMATEEN Inlet gather to eat fresh sedge grass on the estuary and at the mouths of several rivers along it. This remote inlet, Canadas only Grizzly Bear Sanctuary. When the Bears come down to feed , the Mountain Tops are stll draped in winter snow, down to waters edge in places. Beyond the wet sedge meadows, are Valleys, one of the planets few remaing Temperate Rain Forests ! The Sanctuary has been a god send to the Grizzly Bear, With NO Hunting the Grizzly for over 25 years now within the parks boundaries. Many other birds and animals share this special valley... Bald Eagles are a frequent visitor flying and diving sometimes seen perched atop a Sitka spruce waving with the wind. The Coastal Wolf is a regular resident but his elusive nature and using his stealthy wanderings ... seldom seen but a receding hind end into the shorelines trees.