Trudy Chatwin’s Master’s theses from Royal Roads University. ABSTRACT: In order to set guidelines that promote responsible wildlife viewing, I quantified the effects of boat-based disturbance to seabirds off Vancouver Island. Field trials recorded the approach distance at which roosting and nesting birds responded to either a motor boat or a kayak. Probability of agitation
Executive Summary Northern-central British Columbia is susceptible to climate change and its impacts. The City of Prince George is preparing for climate change in order to avoid potential disruptions to the systems that residents rely on. Such long range planning requires regional climate information. This report summarizes historical trends and projected future changes in the
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
Kyle Morrison – 2009 – Simon Fraser University Master of Science Thesis See complete thesis pdf: http://summit.sfu.ca/system/files/iritems1/9472/etd4466.pdf ABSTRACT In long-lived species like seabirds, population growth rate is most sensitive to changes in adult survival, although juvenile survival and recruitment can also be important. The reproductive success of seabirds often varies greatly depending on climate-driven food
From THE LOG FRIENDS OF ECOLOGICAL RESERVES NEWSLETTER SPRING 2009 Mount Maxwell Day Trip By Mike Fenger, Marilyn Lambert, Stephen Ruttan and Paul Linton On May 3rd three of the FER Board visited Paul Linton and the Mount Maxwell ER. Background In 1972, a 65-hectare parcel of land was preserved under the Ecological Reserve Act
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
By Denise de Montreuil From: THE LOG • FRIENDS OF ECOLOGICAL RESERVES NEWSLETTER • SPRING 2006 The Annual General Meeting of the Friends of Ecological Reserves took place on Friday, February 24, 2006 in Room 157 of the Murray and Ann Fraser Building at the University of Victoria. Secretary Tom Gillespie read the minutes of
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
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
In the 2007 Spring issue of the LOG, FER printed a letter expressing concern over a water license application by Silver Star Resort on Vance Creek. FER was made aware of an application of a water license by residents living on Vance Creek. FER was provided assurances by government staff that the concerns raised would
One of the problems of the biological integrity of natural ecosystems onseveral of the Gulf Islands is the overpopulation and overgrazing by Feral Goats. These goats arrived in the last century or earlier, brought by ship for provisioning of the local residents. They have escaped captivity many years ago and without any natural predators to
Sea Otter Recovery Team. 2007. Recovery Strategy for the Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) in Canada.Species at Risk Act Recovery Strategy Series. Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Vancouver. vii+ 56pp. Accessed February 20 2014 at http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/Library/336961.pdf. See the complete PDF at :SARArecoverystrategy336961 EXERPT: 1.5.2 Description of threats Oil Spills Oil contamination has both immediate and long-term effects
6 weeks later the equipment is still leaking in the orcas rubbing beach sanctaury Click for video Link to Orcalab news
Reason for designation: The species had been extirpated in British Columbia by the fur trade by the early 1900s, and was re-introduced from 1969-72. It has since repopulated 25-33% of its historic range in British Columbia, but is not yet clearly secure. Numbers are small (<3,500) and require careful monitoring. Their susceptibility to oil and
ISSUE: Recreational use of the Ecological Reserve: Not a large part of the province has been set aside for Ecological reserves so it is surprising that some members of the public don’t really appreciate the special values which are represented in Ecological reserves. Some parts of the Comox lake Bluffs Ecological Reserve have been used
The report called “State of British Columbia’s Ecological Reserves Report for 2005” was released December 2006 by the Friends of Ecological Reserves (FER). Here is a link to the report (PDF format): State of Ecological Reserves 2005 final(1) Below is an image of the cover and the Executive Summary:
Primary Role The primary role of the Portage Brule Rapids Ecological Reserve (ER), located downstream of the junction of the Coal and Liard rivers along the Alaska Highway, is to protect unique hotsprings with unusual vegetation and a forest community of different ages that has developed on alluvial terraces along the river bank. The hot
Pam Thuringer of Archipelago Marine did these reports under contract from Lester Pearson College in the initial phases of the environmental impact assessment study for the Tidal Generator. Interim Report: http://www.racerocks.com/racerock/research/archipelago/archipelinterimreportJan200.pdf Final report: http://www.racerocks.com/racerock/research/archipelago/archipelfinalreport.pdf
Ecological Reserve Warden Art Carson visited the reserve on 20006/06/10 and produced the following report: For PDF file see:ER39wardenreport2006-06-10