Steller Sea Lion – Friends of Ecological Reserves

Steller Sea Lion Pup at Race Rocks and DND Blasting

29SeptemberGarry Fletcher97, Field Notes, Issues, Management, News, Warden Reportsnorthern sea lion, Steller Sea Lion

On September 27, 2011, Ryan Murphy, the Ecoguardian at Race Rocks observed a new event, a baby sea lion with its mother hauled out at Race Rocks. Traditionally this has only been a haul out for mature bulls and a smaller number of immature sea lions. The photos in the gallery below were taken by

Anne Vallee ( Triangle Island) Ecological reserve #13 Overview: Biological and Physical

15AprilGarry Fletcher13, Reports, Species ListCassin's Auklet, Common Murre, hairy goldfields, Northern Abalone, Rhinoceros Auklet, Steller Sea Lion, Tufted Puffin

ORIGINAL PURPOSE To protect large colonies of breeding seabirds, other nesting birds, endemic mammals and their habitat on one of B.C.’s most remote islands Physical: This is a rugged, triangular-shaped island with associated offshore islets and reefs, situated on the Cook Bank. The island has steep outer slopes, and an undulating central plateau. Soils are

Sartine Islands Ecological Reserve Ecological Overview, Physical and Biological

5AprilGarry Fletcher11, Rare Species, Reports, Species Listbrandt's cormorant, Cassin's Auklet, Common Murre, Northern Abalone, Peregrine Falcon spp. pealei, Sea Otter, Steller Sea Lion, Tufted Puffin

Original Purpose: To protect colonies of breeding seabirds and their habitat Physical: This is a rugged, elongate island which rises steeply from the sea to a series of pinnacles and humps. The shoreline is rock, rising directly from the water, except for a narrow boulder beach along the northeastern shore. Though steep, most of the