harbour seal – Friends of Ecological Reserves

Francis Point ER Overview: Physical and Biological

9MarchGarry Fletcher153, Reports, Species Listbald eagle, Bonaparte’s Gull, California sea lions, Canada Goose, harbour seal, herring, marbled murrelet, Pacific Loon, Steller

ORIGINAL PURPOSE To protect a relatively undisturbed example of one of B.C.’s most underrepresented biogeoclimatic variants (CWH xm1), and sensitive mosses and lichens on the shallow-soiled coastal bluffs. OVERVIEW See the complete PDF at : francis-point-er-153 Access: The reserve can be accessed via trails through the adjacent Francis Point Provincial Park to the east, with

Harbour Seal Reactions to Killer whales

8MayGarry Fletcher132, 66, 94, Reportsharbour seal, Orca

Pam Stacey and Robin Baird did this research off Trial Island, Oak Bay and Chain Islands and ten Mile Point See the PDF: Stacey and Baird Whale_sea reactions

Haulout and associated behaviour of the Harbour Seal ( Phoca Vitulina) in Barkley Sound

8AugustGarry Fletcher24, ResearchAllison Peacock, Andrew Fedoruk, harbour seal, phoca vitulina

Based on observations of the harbour seal (Phoca Vitulina), at Baeria Rocks and the Geer Islands , BC, a model outlining aspects of haul-out and behaviour is proposed. Seal haul-out and activity levels peak at loew tides. A seconfd peak of activituy is observed at high tide. —— A report done by Allison M. Peacock,