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Notes from the Field

In and out of Africa

By Chris Darimont

Research Scientist
Rainforest Wolf Program

Guttural roars and the cracking of bone drown out any sound of the river, which by this time of year has slowed to a mere trickle.  (more…)

Thu Dec 18, 2008
Notes from the Field
Tar (sands) and Feathers

By Caroline Fox, Ornithologist,
Marine Conservation Program

October 7, 2008

Nepean Sound, BC North Coast
In the fall, the skies, lands and waters of the Great Bear Rainforest teem with marine and coastal birds. (more…)

Mon Oct 27, 2008
Notes from the Field
Cetacean sightings with Des Kawai

Cetacean sightings with Des Kawai - printable version

By Des Kawai
Marine Mammal Biologist
Grenville Channel, August 2008

It was not a humpback whale. But if not, then what? We were in the middle of Grenville Channel, (more…)

Tue Sep 16, 2008
Notes from the Field
Migrations

by Ian Jansma, Field Station Coordinator

Denny Island, July 2008

A new season has begun at our field research station on remote Denny Island in the Great Bear Rainforest. This part of the world gets up late from its misty winter slumber and rolls slowly over through spring rain toward the summer sun. The days grow longer, the air gets warmer, and many creatures answer the call of migration. (more…)

Thu Aug 7, 2008
Notes from the Field
The Potlatch Journey

By Misty MacDuffee, Biologist, Wild Salmon Program
Rivers Inlet, April 2008

The pilings and ruins of old canneries dot the shoreline as I make my way to the head of Rivers Inlet. Like glimpses to the past, they stand as testament to the famed abundance of sockeye salmon that I only know through stories and data sheets. I do not know of days with so many fish. (more…)

Fri Jun 20, 2008
Notes from the Field
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  • Notes from the Field

    In and out of Africa

    By Chris Darimont
    Research Scientist
    Rainforest Wolf Program
    Guttural roars and the cracking of bone drown out any sound of the river, which by this time of year has slowed to a mere trickle.Â

    Thu Dec 18, 2008
    Notes from the Field
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