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aboriginal peoples. See First Nations
amabilis fir, 33
ancestral villages, 10
animals of the Great Bear Rainforest
bear. See bears, by species
beaver, 34
Canada goose, 34
hoary marmot, 34
oolichan, 85
Pacific white-sided dolphin, 34
pine marten, 34
porcupine, 34
puffin, 34
salmon. See salmon, by species
Sitka black-tailed deer, 21, 34, 41
wolf, 5, 17, 21, 27, 30–31, 33–34, 41, 59, 85
Asian medicine, 41
BC Natural History Museum, 70
bear cubs, iii, 7, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20–21, 22, 28, 30–31, 34, 38, 39, 41, 42, 43–44, 45, 47, 60, 62, 66, 67, 73–74, 75, 76, 77, 79
bears, by species
black, 2, 6, 18–19, 22, 27, 28, 30, 31, 33, 34, 43, 52, 56, 63, 65, 66, 67, 78, 79
brown (Russian), 59
grizzly, iii, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 45, 48–49, 50–51, 52, 53, 54, 59, 61, 62, 68, 69, 75, 76, 77, 80, 81, 82, 84
Kermode. See spirit bear
spirit, 2, 8, 22, 23, 31, 34, 35, 46, 47, 56, 60, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 70, 71, 79
beaver, 34
Bella Bella, 10
Bella Coola, 10
biomass, 4
black bear, 2, 6, 18–19, 22, 27, 28, 30, 31, 33, 34, 43, 52, 56, 63, 65, 66, 67, 78, 79. See also spirit bear
black cottonwood, 8
bog, 44
British Columbian government, 30, 68, 79, 80
brown bear (Russian), 59
bunchberry, 22
Canada goose, 34
carbon dioxide, 80
carbon sink, 80
chemical contamination, 4
Commercial Bear Viewing Association, 87
cycle of life, 56
dens, 6, 13–14, 18, 68, 73, 74, 77, 83
dog salmon. See chum salmon
Douglas’ water hemlock, 24
ecotourist, 48
“environmentally friendly”, 79–80
estuary, 2, 3, 27–28, 36–37, 54, 55
evolution, 67
Exxon Valdez, 83
First Nations, by group
Gwa’Sala, 10
Haisla, 10
Henaaksiala, 10
Kitasoo-Xaixais, 10
Kwakwaka’wakw, 10
Nisga’a, 10
Nuxalk, 10
Oweekeno, 10
First Nations, general, 1, 6, 8, 10, 67–68, 70, 79, 85
food, 17, 22–28, 30, 33, 37, 41, 43–44, 47, 74, 85. See also salmon, general
food web, 4
foundation species, 52
genetic marker, 68
global warming, 80
Great Bear Rainforest, v, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 21, 27–28, 34, 36–37, 38, 51, 63, 67–68, 72–73, 79–80, 83, 85
grizzly bear, iii, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 45, 48–49, 50–51, 52, 53, 54, 59, 61, 62, 68, 69, 75, 76, 77, 80, 81, 82, 84
Gwa’Sala, 10
habitat loss/destruction, 4, 83, 85, 86
Haisla, 10
Hartley Bay, 10
Henaaksiala, 10
herring, 85
hibernation, 13, 14, 18, 41, 47, 68, 73, 77, 83
hoary marmot, 34
honey, 44
Hornady, William T., 70
horsetail, 24
industry, 6, 38, 59–60, 79, 80, 83, 86
Kermode bear. See spirit bear
Kitasoo-Xaixais, 10
Kitimat, 10
Klemtu, 10
Kwakwaka’wakw, 10
Lyngby’s sedge, 24
mating. See reproduction
milt, 63
Moksgm’ol, 67
New York Zoological Society, 70
Nisga’a, 10
Nuxalk, 10
oolichan, 85
Oweekeno, 10
oxygen, 80
Pacific white-sided dolphin, 34
Pacific Wild, 86
peat bog, 44
pine marten, 34
pink salmon, iv, 52, 56, 59–60, 69
plants of the Great Bear Rainforest, by species
bunchberry, 22
Douglas’ water hemlock, 24
horsetail, 24
Lyngby’s sedge, 24
red-osier dogwood, 24
plants of the Great Bear Rainforest, general, 4, 6, 14, 21–22, 24, 27, 38, 80
polar bear, 21, 22, 43, 65, 68
porcupine, 34
Prince Rupert, 10
Prince William Sound, 83
puffin, 34
red alder, 8
red-osier dogwood, 24
reproduction, 4, 13, 21, 33, 41, 43, 55–56, 74, 77, 80
Rivers Inlet, 10
rosehip, 44
salmon, by species
dog. See chum salmon
salmon, general, 4, 5–6, 17, 18, 19, 51, 52, 53, 55–56, 57, 58, 59, 60–63, 64, 65, 68, 69, 80, 83, 85, 86
salmon eggs, 8, 14, 55–56, 58, 59, 61, 63
sea lice, 59
shore pine, 8
Sitka black-tailed deer, 21, 34, 41
smolts, 59
spawning, iv, 5, 6, 14, 18, 52, 55–56, 57, 59–60, 63, 83, 85
spirit bear, 2, 8, 22, 23, 31, 34, 35, 46, 47, 56, 60, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 70, 71, 79
sport hunting, 4, 30, 41, 47, 56, 80, 83, 85, 86
temperate rainforest, vi, 1, 2, 34, 38, 72
trees of the Great Bear Rainforest
amabilis fir, 33
black cottonwood, 8
red alder, 8
shore pine, 8
vine maple, 8
western hemlock, 8
willow, 8
Ursus, 67
Vancouver Island, v
viewing spirit bears, 67
vine maple, 8
weather, 2, 8, 17, 30, 37, 73–74
western hemlock, 8
whales, 21, 34, 47, 55, 60, 85
wildlife rehabilitation, 67
willow, 8