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Seen any heron nests lately?

on 07 May 2010

If you happen to spot a heron nest on Gabriola, Trudy Chatwin would like to hear from you. She’s the Rare and Endangered Species Biologist for the Ministry of Environment. Trudy is quoted in a Nanaimo Daily news article in which she expresses concerns about the effects recent storms have had on heron nests on [...]

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Where have all the heron gone?

on 27 Nov 2008

The Whalebone area heronry isn’t there anymore, and I think two other heron colonies on Gabriola have failed as well. What’s happening to our heron? The Victoria Times Colonist reports that eagles are threatening heron populations. Trudy Chatwin, a provincial biologist who specializes in rare and endangered species on (Vancouver) Island, says that only 502 [...]

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