The Nature Trust has acknowledged the 50th anniversary of Ecological Reserves in BC with this article on the Ecological Reserves it was responsible for funding , by BC Nature Trust 25 February, 2021 | News Releases . “Overall, they contribute to the maintenance of biodiversity and the protection of genetic materials in BC. Although Ecological
RBMBER WARDEN PROGRAM HISTORY The RBMBER Warden Program began in 1987 and was operated on yearly contracts until 1991. During 1991 – 1999 the program was operated by Bion Research Inc. Subsequently, Beaveridge Contracting operated the contract from 2000 – 2002. The John- stone Strait Killer Whale Interpretive Centre Society (JSKWICS) operated the program in
This segment was recorded by Nola Kundu just after the first pass of the A-24s under our kayak, near Hanson Island, Johnston Strait, B.C., in 2010. This is a ‘superpod’ gathering of the A-5s and the A-4s (A-24 matriline), including the relocated orphan orca whale ‘Springer’ – excellent footage of a large contingent of orca
NEWSPAPER STORY: Spilled Oil Caught as Truck Salvaged By Judith Lavoie Excerpted from the May 22, 2009 edition of the Times Colonist A specially designed metal jacket wrapped around a fuel truck that has sat on the ocean floor for almost two years in an environmentally sensitive area is believed to have captured almost all
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
From Canada.com Fuel tanker to be recovered from Robson Bight The provincial and federal governments announced yesterday a fuel tanker and other logging equipment containing pollutants will be recovered from the ocean floor near Robson Bight. April 18, 2008 VICTORIA — The provincial and federal governments announced yesterday a fuel tanker and other logging equipment
6 weeks later the equipment is still leaking in the orcas rubbing beach sanctaury Click for video Link to Orcalab news
Click on the image to link to the video The A12 matriline spyhopping in the Robson Bight Ecological Reserve
Adapted from BC Parks:
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Primary Role: The primary role of Robson Bight (Michael Bigg) Ecological Reserve is to provide a sanctuary for killer whales and to protect significant killer whale habitat. It is the only sanctuary for killer whales on the west coast of Canada and is globally significant. The whales are a large tourism draw for the North
http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/eco_reserve/robsonb_er/robson_b_brochure.pdf
Click on Image for Video Clip from the PBS documentary Realm of the Killer Whales, filmed about 1998/99, showing the A23 matriline at Robson Bight while the film crew observes. A23/Stripe was the mother of Corky at SeaWorld in San Diego and died in 2000. Her son A27/Okisollo died in 2001. Stripe’s other two offspring
BION research inc participate in the 1994-1997 program. See 176 page PDF: visitor_management program_1994add manually
Andrew Trites and Wesley Hochachka , Marine Mammals research unit, UBC report on the movements of vessels and orcas during the daylight hours during the three summerrs. See the 46 page PDF:killer_whales_and_vessel_activity_1991-1993
Tsitika River watersheds are included in this report. See 24 page PDF :summary_of_summer_steelhead_waters_including_stocks
