Francis Point ER Overview: Physical and Biological

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

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

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,