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SNAPSHOT: IAN MCALLISTER

Born and raised: Victoria, bc

Home base: Most often on his boat, Habitat. When
he’s not on the boat, Ian migrates between an island in
the Great Bear Rainforest and the Cowichan Valley on
Vancouver Island.
Professional handle: Photographer; filmmaker;
executive director of Pacific Wild, a wildlife
conservation organization operating in the Great Bear
Rainforest

Work history: Standing up for bc’s unprotected
places; co-founder of Pacific Wild; photographing
and filming the wildlife of the Great Bear Rainforest so
that others can see and understand the importance of
preserving this pristine wild area

When the bug bit: In his teens, when his dad, Peter,
became interested in conservation. Ian first joined
his father in 1988 at a logging blockade in Clayoquot
Sound, bc, spending his first night as a protester
hoisted high in a basket over a logging road.
Role in making the film: Director, filmmaker, diver,
climber, captain, coffee drinker

Soft spot: Coastal wolf packs—and his own pack made
up of his wife, Karen, and their children, Callum and
Lucy
Approximate number of shots muffed during
filming: “Millions”

Most recent victory: Capturing footage of surf
scoters (seabirds) feeding on herring eggs underwater
after three years of trying
Pet peeves: Leaky dry suits and dead batteries

Claims to fame: 11 books; helping to end the grizzly
bear trophy hunt in bc; turning the world’s attention to
the Great Bear Rainforest

Chest waders (big waterproof overalls) are an essential equipment item for director Ian McAllister and his crew.
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