Researcher John Kitchin has come up with an imaginative way to highlight the difference between bear viewing (good) and trophy hunting grizzlies (very, very bad).

He is getting guests and staff at Knight Inlet Lodge to have their photo taken holding both the camera they used to "shoot" the bear and a picture of the bear they "shot". The idea is to share that photo with as many people as possible via twitter using the hashtag #ishotagrizzlybear and #stopthehunt in the tweet. He is also encouraging everyone to share it on Facebook, Instagram and any other way they can come up with.

The start of our 2014 grizzly bear viewing season is fast approaching. This means all of the preseason and behind the scenes work to get the lodge ready for guests is well under way. As you can imagine there is a considerable amount of planning and work to get a floating lodge the size of Knight Inlet Lodge up and running after it's winter hibernation.

Since she first appeared in 2009 with her mom and 2 siblings our "white" grizzly has captured the imagination of both guests and the staff at Knight Inlet Lodge.

Kiokh, she is named after a local mountain that is usually covered in snow, was featured on the NBC Today show during the 2010 Winter Olympics making her a very well known bear from an early age. A reluctant celebrity, she keeps her distance from both humans and other grizzlies, Kiokh is usually seen in the Glendale cove area from early August through the fall.