International Photographers Document Flathead River Valley

After 10 days in the field, the International League of Conservation Photographers has wrapped its RAVE (Rapid Assessment Visual Expedition) in B.C.’s threatened Flathead River Valley. (See attached backgrounder.) Their goal: to create a library of images for use by media and conservationists and help draw attention to the industrial threats facing the Flathead and to document the extrodinary natural values there.

Attached Photo © Justin Black ILCP

View the photos from the RAVE here.

The RAVE photographers fanned out over the valley, working in the early mornings and late evenings to capture the best light. They shot all sorts of images, from aerials to landscapes and specialized underwater river photography. A large mammal photographer set up remote cameras to capture the many carnivores and ungulates that inhabit the Flathead. (Some of those images are still being retrieved from their remote locations and will be uploaded by the end of the week.)

The Flathead made news recently when UNESCO voted to conduct a fact-finding mission over environmental threats to the Flathead. The Flathead is adjacent to Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park. Waterton-Glacier is the world’s first peace park, with World Heritage Site and United Nations Biosphere Reserve status, hence UNESCO’s concern.

Conservationists have spent three decades trying to protect B.C.’s Flathead River Valley.

Photos/Video/Sound now available to all media

Access images here: http://gallery.me.com/ilcp
Download HD B-Roll footage and background sound here: ftp.wildsight.ca USER: wildsightftp PASS: wildsight

All images/video/sound are free for regular media use. Please use credit information provided in the downloaded files META information.

For more information:

Trevor Frost
International League of Conservation Photographers
571-379-1733
trevor@ilcp.com

Harvey Locke
Wild Foundation/Yellowstone to Yukon
303-442-8811, ext. 18
harvey@wild.org

Casey Brennan
Wildsight
250-423-2603 (office)
250-423-0402 (cell)
casey@wildsight.ca

Carrie West
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society – BC Chapter
604-685-7445 ext. 22
carrie@cpawsbc.org