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The charitable environmental protection organization Friends of Cortes Island (FOCI) held their annual general meeting (AGM) on Jan. 20, which included presentations of project progress in 2021 and a significant change to the board of directors.
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Dr. Kelsey Gil is a postdoctoral researcher at UBC’s department of zoology and the lead author of a paper published in Current Biology that literally peaks down the throat of a lunge whale.
Lunge feeding whales (humpbacks, blue whales and fin whales etc) open their mouths as they accelerate towards their prey.
Continue reading Looking down the throat of a Humpback WhaleFisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) is working with local groups to harvest salmon eggs throughout the Greater Campbell River area.
Continue reading Harvesting salmon eggs on Cortes and the Greater Campbell River areaCKTZ News, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
As the Dillon Creek wetlands project enters a new phase, Linnaea Farm’s executive director Tamara McPhail describes what this project means to her.
Continue reading What the Dillon Creek Wetlands restoration means to Linnaea farmCKTZ News, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Cortes Island’s second annual Heron Day was Sunday, September 5th.
“Heron day is where we get a whole bunch of volunteers to go out in different spots around Cortes Island, at the same time, to count Heron,” explained Max Thaysen, President of the Friends of Cortes Island (FOCI). “If we have multiple eyes counting at the same time, then we know we are not double counting heron that are cruising around the island.”
Continue reading Heron Day on Cortes Island
