Local naturalist George Sirk just completed the Cortes Island 2021 Birdathon.
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TELUS sprayed herbicides in Mansons Landing
TELUS most likely did not anticipate any Cortes Island reactions when it sprayed herbicides over its property in Mansons Landing.
“I was just outraged. In this day and age, who is going out there and spraying their whole property, every square metre of it, with poison. And why weren’t we notified?” asked Cortes Island naturalist George Sirk.
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Two Species at Risk on Cortes Island
Friends of Cortes Island (FOCI) is asking Cortes residents to report any sightings of two species at risk on the Island.
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Cortesians rescue Red-tailed Hawk, forge relationship with MARS
An injured Red-Tailed Hawk was recovered and recently released by a local wildlife advocate.
Cortes Currents reached Autumn Barrett-Morgan at home, by zoom, for the story.
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Cortes Island Goose Hunt Frightens Resident, Excites Ecologist and Could Be Lawful
This program was funded by a grant from the Community Radio Fund of Canada and the Government of Canada’s Local Journalism Initiative.
Today we hear a first-hand account of a concerning hunting episode on October 24 in Smelt Bay, Cortes Island. We’ll hear from Conservation Officer Brad Adams, a local authority on the laws around hunting. And then we’ll take a deeper dive with Sabina Leader Mense into some ecological considerations of hunting around Cortes.
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