Ecological Notes:
- 1 Female Elephant Seal
- 1 Near-Adult Male elephant seal
- 1 (sex to be determined) tagged Elephant Seal, sized as a near adult Female, or juvenile male
- Elephant Seal pups: 3, spending most of their time on the boat ramp, with visits to the water
- 2 Canada Goose nests now have eggs
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- And so begins the season of the Canadian Cobra chickeC
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- First clutch
Visitors:
- 5 Students, and one of the owners of the WestCoast Adventure College spent 3 days at the Student and Science Centre, doing a Marine Mammals of the Salish Sea Program with the Eco-Guardian, as well as a thorough introduction to the operations of the facility.
- A Group form the Beecher Bay First Nations visited to see the facility and the Student And Science Centre
Facility Work:
- As part of the Community Involvement portion of their program the WAC students helped with Facility duties, including the animal census, solar panel cleaning, and helping to move driftwood from the lower area to the bucking area ….. some were particularly interested in learning the day to day tasks of operations. Future Eco-Guardians??
WestCoast Adventure College students with their Marine Mammal Instructor
Conducting the Animal Census for the tower
Bird Poop 101
Ready to buck and split
- Battery servicing
DND events:
- Ongoing detonations
Noted Vessel Traffic:
- Eco-Tourism Vessels
- Some private vessels viewing wildlife
** All wildlife photos taken at the furthest distance possible, and may be cropped to improve detail! **
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