On December 13, 2009, Ecoguardian Ryan Murphy reported to DFO that a sea lion on Middle Island was entangled in ropes. (See Ryan’s comments below) The ropes were snagged so it could not leave the rock. A rescue was mounted … Continue reading
See other images of injuries on Ryan’s Flickr site: See this link to the log pages with injured marine mammals. A Steller sea lion entangled in rope was spotted at Race Rocks today (12/13/09). The rope appears to be snagged … Continue reading
On December 13, 2009, Ryan Murphy reported to DFO that a sea lion on Middle Island was entangled in ropes. (See Ryan’s comments below) The ropes were snagged so it could not leave the rock. A rescue was mounted by DFO and the Marine Mammal … Continue reading
(Temporary mobility issues prevented too much movement in the lower inter tidal zones) Birds Harlequin duck 4 Bald eagle adult 3 Bald eagle juvenile 2 Turnstones 47 * Killdeer 6 Gulls 287 Cormorants 565 Oyster catcher 12 * Canadian goose … Continue reading
I said there would be more disentanglement photos and information to come, and today is that day. The following post contains photos of a severely entangled and wounded sea lion so this is your warning to skip this post if … Continue reading
Today felt like summer! 20 degrees, sunny, and windless, just beautiful! The sea lions really did a number on the fence over night, a few broke right through and I had to shoo 3 of them back from various areas. … Continue reading
Well, it’s been a few months…but I’m back! I arrived early this afternoon, ready to tuck into another month of living it up on the rocks. The autumn shift from 25ish sea lions to over 1000 is overwhelming, as is … Continue reading
Wildlife: Today was a quiet, moist, calm day. I found a few more wet dead gull chicks, some quite decayed and a recently killed gull about 6 weeks old. I also discovered another wounded CA sea lion by the Jetty. … Continue reading
Mammals sea otter: 1 elephant seal: 1 female harbour seal: 34 (6 South Islands, 1 South Seal Rocks, 19 Middle, 1 Turbine, 7 North Is.) Stellar sea lion: 185 (48 Great Race Rocks, 136* Middle, 1 Turbine) California sea lion: … Continue reading
I used our herding board for the first time today. Ours isn’t red and I wasn’t moving little piglets. Ours is a sheet of plywood with two cupboard handles and I was trying to send the California sea lions off … Continue reading