*WARNING* Today’s blog post contains photos of a severely entangled sea lion with deep wounds. Well, if my warning wasn’t an indicator – today has not been the most fun day of animal spotting. I came across a California sea … Continue reading
Over the week I’ve been here I’ve seen the same entangled Steller every day, usually on the same side of the island. Since he had been sighted so regularly we made a plan with Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) and … 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
Wildlife notes: A third entanglement was sighted this morning on the shore near the Energy Building. Unlike the other two, it was a California sea lion. From yesterday’s Census, 293 sea lions were counted, for an entanglement rate of 1%. … Continue reading
Wildlife notes: A Stellar sea lion entangled in fishing gear has been sighted several times since Aug 10 in the Race Rocks Ecological Reserve on Middle Rock and Great Race Rock. For a middle age female, which will grow very … Continue reading
Happy Friday! I can’t believe today is already the last day of May, I feel like I just got back out here and now I only have a few days left! Greg came over this morning with the Ocean Network … Continue reading
I swear the sea lions have doubled in number since yesterday’s census! Or maybe they just ALL decided to hangout around the jetty today. Between the Stellers and the California’s I counted 40 sea lions out front this afternoon! Okay, … Continue reading
Eco-guardian cross over day. I arrived here barely over a bout of sciatica. I wasn’t sure if I should cancel my week but thought I could do all the absolutely necessary tasks, even if I had to crawl to take … Continue reading
OBSERVATIONS This is my last full day here. The week has gone fast and slow. Time is different here. I spend countless hours watching the birds, mammals and the ocean. The intertidal is phenomenal. There is always “news”, elephant seals … Continue reading