BC Canada Wildlife

Game animals - deer, elk, moose, bear, sheep, mountain goat.

Moose are not found on the coast but are found throughout the interior. Deer are more concentrated on the coast than elsewhere.

Black bears are common throughout the province.

Grizzly bears are more likely to be found in mountain areas.

birds - Waterfowl, grouse, pheasant, partridge

fish - Pacific salmon, rainbow and cutthroat trout

Fur bearing animals - mink, muskrat, marten, beaver

Vancouver Island

Good area for Bird Watching

Whale watch - take a tour by boat see orcas, Pacific Gray Whales. You will be able to get close enough to feel the spray from the blowhole as the whale dives. Whale Watching tours are available in Victoria.

Watch for deer, sea birds, herons, Bald Eagles.

Take a cruise along the shoreline to see black bears on Shore near Port Hardy, Port McNeil and Juan de Fuca Provincial Park.

Elk can be viewed near Campbell River.

Eagles can be viewed at King Fisher Resort in Courtenay.

Other animals to see along the coast are: seals, sea lions, dolphins, porpoises, marine birds.

Vancouver Coast and Mountains - Mainland

good place for Whale watching and bird watching

See flocks of Eagles feed on spawning salmon from mid November to February near the town of Brackendale.

there are over 280 species of migratory birds here at the Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary.

Also find more wildlife at Manning Provincial Park, Great Blue Heron Nature Preserve, Boundary Bay Regional Park.

Thompson Okanagan Region

Butterflies at Kelowna's Elysium Gardens

Salmon Arm Bay Nature preserve has about 250 migratory birds

At Vaseux Lake Provincial Park see wrens, Lazuli buntings, Chukar Partridges, woodpeckers, bighorn sheep and more.

Robert W. Starratt Wildlife Sanctuary is near Valemount and is a marshland.

BC Wildlife park is in Kamloops and has over 65 species of animals It also hosts a falconry festival.

You can see Black bears at Wells Gray Provincial park and areas near Merritt and Kamloops.

Other animals here: bats, salmon, moose, waterfowl

Kootenay Rockies Region x

Kootenay trout hatchery - trophy size trout.

swans, ducks, geese, elk, moose, bears, coyotes, wolves, white tailed deer, bighorn sheep, marmots, beavers and more.

Creston Valley wildlife management - hiking, biking, canoeing, fishing

Columbia River wetlands - habitat for lots of wildlife - eagles, ospreys, great blue herons and tundra swans.

Northern Lights Wildlife Wolf Center - wolf and bear conservation - grey wolves.

Elk Lakes Provincial Park - beavers, hares, elk, white-tailed deer, moose, grouse, ospreys, great blue herons and more

Kootenay National Park has a natural salt like where lots of animals hang out.

Cariboo Chilcotin Coast

See Grizzly and black bears, caribou, moose, mule deer and mountain goats.

Migrating swans stop at the 100 mile marsh in the spring.

Bighorn sheep can be found southwest of Williams Lake in Junction Sheep Range Provincial Park.

In Itcha Ilgachuz Provincial Park find large numbers of caribou, grizzly bears and bighorn sheep.

Other animals in this region: osprey, bald eagles, foxes, mink, river otters, bears, waterfowl

Northern Region

Whale watching in the Queen Charlotte Islands - see orca and humpback whales in summer time.

Queen Charlotte Islands - see porpoises, seals, se lions, black bears, Sitka deer.

Khutzeymateen Grizzly bear Sanctuary refuge is near Prince Rupert

Kermode or Spirit bear is very rare. It is white in color and is only found in central British Columbia and the BC North Coast. You might be able to see one near Terrace.

Lots of moose, grizzlies, black bears, mountain goats, birds, marmots and more wildlife here.

Wildlife in Nearby Alaska

1. Bear Tours - We have been offering custom Jet Boat, Raft and lodge based Alaska Bear Viewing Wildlife Photography expeditions during July & August for the past 20 seasons.

Hunting Destinations

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