Matthew Maran / Steller's Sealion (Eumetopias jubata) stampede into the water. Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver Island, Canada, March.

Matthew Maran / Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching, with Lennard Lighthouse flashing in the background. Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver Island, Canada

Matthew Maran / Black bear (Ursus americanus) scratching its head. Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver Island, Canada

Flip Nicklin / Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) portrait of back as it skims surface of water, Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Staffan Widstrand / Harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) resting on shore, Tofino, Clayoquot Sound, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Staffan Widstrand / Harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) resting on shore, Tofino, Clayoquot Sound, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Matthew Maran / Orca (Orcinus orca) transient race, Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver Island, Canada, August.

David Noton / 2000 year old Giant Cedar Tree (Cedrus sp), Temperate Rain Forest, Meares Island, Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Matthew Maran / Black Bear (Ursus americanus) eating barnacles from a dead tree. Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver Island, Canada, June.

Matthew Maran / Black Bear (Ursus americanus) eating a fish. Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver Island, Canada, May.

Matthew Maran / Sea mist and calm coastal waters surrounding a small island. Tofino Inlet, Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver Island, Canada, August 2008.

Matthew Maran / Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) taking flight from a tree top. Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver Island, Canada, September.

Matthew Maran / Black Bear (Ursus americanus) cub in tree branches. Cubs climb trees to hide and protect themselves while their mother forages for food. Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver Island, Canada, June.

Matthew Maran / Western red cedar tree (Thuja plicata) detail of bark, The Big Tree Trail, Meares Island, Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.

Matthew Maran / Western Red Cedar tree (Thuja plicata) The Big Tree Trail, Meares Island, Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.

Matthew Maran / Common/ Harbour Seals {Phoca vitulina} Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver Island, Canada

Matthew Maran / Tourists watching a Gray Whale {Eschrichtius robustus} at Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Matthew Maran / Sign for the Clayoquot Sound Biosphere Reserve, Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver Island, Canada

Matthew Maran / Transient Killer whale / Orca (Orcinus orca) surfacing, Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver Island, Canada

Matthew Maran / Chestermans Beach at dawn, with Frank Island in the distance, Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Matthew Maran / Aerial view of Bartlett Island, Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Matthew Maran / Aerial view of Lennard Lighthouse, Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Matthew Maran / Aerial view of Vargas Island, Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Matthew Maran / Aerial view of Vargas Island, Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Matthew Maran / Aerial view of Browing Passage, Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Matthew Maran / Western Red Cedar {Thuja plicata} Bare trunks of trees can stand dead for hundreds of years as they have a high resistance to rot. The Big Tree Trail, Meares Island, Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver Island,...

Matthew Maran / Looking up the trunk of a Western Red Cedar {Thuja plicata} that has had its bark stripped by first Nation Americans for many uses such as mats, rope and clothing, The Big Tree Trail, Meares Island, C...

Matthew Maran / Person standing beside the trunk of a Western Red Cedar {Thuja plicata} The Big Tree Trail, Meares Island, Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver Island, BC, Canada

Matthew Maran / Looking up inside the trunk of a Western Red Cedar {Thuja plicata} These trees die from the inside out leaving huge hollows big enough for a person to walk in. The Big Tree Trail, Meares Island, Clayo...

Matthew Maran / Trunk of Western 'Grandma' Red Cedar tree {Thuja plicata} over 800 years old, The Big Tree Trail, Meares Island, Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver Island, BC, Canada

Matthew Maran / Oyster Farm in Clayoquot Sound, Vanouver Island, BC, Canada

Matthew Maran / Oyster Farm in Clayoquot Sound, Vanouver Island, BC, Canada

Matthew Maran / Steller sealions {Eumetopias jubata} Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver Island, BC, Canada

Matthew Maran / Steller sealions {Eumetopias jubata} hauled out on rock, Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver Island, BC, Canada

Matthew Maran / Bedingfield mountain range, Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver Island, BC, Canada

Matthew Maran / Western red cedar (Thuja plicata) tree in Warn Bay. These trees can stand dead for hundreds of years thanks to their high resistance to rot. Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver Island, Canada

Matthew Maran / American mink (Mustela vison) swimming in Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver Island, Canada

Matthew Maran / Common seals (Phoca vitulina) on rocks. Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver Island, Canada

Matthew Maran / Common seals (Phoca vitulina) on rocks. Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver Island, Canada

Matthew Maran / Californian sealion (Zalophus californianus) with fishing gear caught around its neck. Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver Island, Canada

Matthew Maran / Californian sealion (Zalophus californianus) portrait, showing distinctive bump on the head of males. The bump appears after 5 years and the crest gets lighter with age. Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver Isl...

Matthew Maran / Steller's Sealions (Eumetopias jubata) at "sea lion rocks" in Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver Island, Canada

Matthew Maran / Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) underside, showing ventral pleats. Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver Island, Canada

Matthew Maran / Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) and whale watching boat in Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver Island, Canada

Matthew Maran / Grey whale (Eschrichtius robustus) fluke with tip missing, possibly from an orca attack. Lice are visible at 100%. Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver Island, Canada

Matthew Maran / Grey whale {Eschrichtius robustus} tail fluke, with barnacle scars (white marks). Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver Island, Canada

Matthew Maran / Grey Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) blowing. Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver Island, Canada

Matthew Maran / Grey Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) blowing. Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver Island, Canada