Jim Borrowman, ER Warden for Michael Bigg, (Robson Bight ) Ecological Reserve

This video is an interview with Jim Borrowman. Jim has, since the 1980’s  been the Ecological reserve warden of Robson Bight . He has through his Ecotour business helped in educating thousands of visitors on the values of the Orca and the rubbing beach areas. See the interview on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeLEPaueWVw You may access photos

Temporal Spacing of Demolitions to Mitigate Demolition Training Impacts in Military Training Area WQ oc Sea Lions in the Race Rocks E.R. B.C.

LGL  Ltd has done  research for DND  for several years in response to complaints from the public using Race Rocks as a centre for observation. Typical patterns of blasting on Bentinck Island in the past have resulted in disturbance of sea lions at  Race Rocks. See the PDF: http://racerocks.ca/racerock/admin/military/bentinck2089report.pdf

Victoria’s Owl Clover Found on Trial Island

By Marilyn Lambert After a night of howling winds, the day we picked for this year’s Trial Island trip dawned bright, sunny and, most importantly, calm! Our usual trip leaders, Adolf  and Oluna Ceska, weren’t available this day, so we were fortunate to have Trial Island Ecological Reserve warden, Matt Fairbarns share his views on

Development of Scientifically-based Guidelines for Viewing Seabirds

Seabird nest and roost sites are important to maintenance of BC’s biodiversity and many of the important nest colonies are protected in Ecological Reserves and Parks. Disturbance to wildlife is a major issue that park and wildlife managers routinely face, yet information to assess threat is often not available, —-Need to set guidelines based on