National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Crows are my jam.
So reads the first line of Colleen Wilson’s Instagram account.
The Campbell River photographer isn’t alone in her obsession with the jet-black birds — both common as muck and extraordinary in equal measure.
Continue reading Campbell River’s Crowtographer captures one of nature’s most misunderstood birdsNational Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Douglas Neasloss, chief councillor for the Kitasoo/Xai’xais Nation, thinks buying up hunting tenures to end trophy hunting in the Great Bear Rainforest is a great idea.
“I just think it’s beneficial for so many reasons,” said Neasloss, also the stewardship director for the community based in the tiny coastal village of Klemtu on Swindle Island in the heart of the world-renowned conservation area.
The shooting of animals for sport is wasteful, disrespectful and contrary to First Nations values, Neasloss said, noting trophy hunters often remove the hide and head but leave everything else behind.
Continue reading Conservation group targets hunting tenures to save coastal carnivoresIt has been twenty years since George Sirk, then the island’s Regional Director, put up Cortes Island’s first Newt crossing signs. More recent arrivals probably know him better as the host of Cortes Radio’s ‘Nature Boy.’ In today’s program he talks about the island’s most celebrated salamander.
Continue reading Newts – a 20 year celebration of Cortes Island’s most celebrated salamanderCKTZ 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 IslandCKTZ News, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
A spokesperson for the BC Ministry of Forests confirmed there have been sightings and they have hired a species expert to conduct surveys and provide guidance for management approaches.
Continue reading Several endangered bird species spotted at Fairy Creek
