Photo: Frances Backhouse
Ghost Chasers
Known for their secluded boreal haunts and their ability to slip silently through stands of tamarack, spruce, and aspen on wings that span nearly five feet, great gray owls have been aptly called the phantoms of the northern forest. When hundreds of them suddenly head south, their human fans flock to greet them. Audubon, Jan./Feb. 2010. Read More
Grizzlies in Paradise
The biologist-turned-writer returns to visit old friends in the Khutzeymateen Valley, where her fieldwork helped create a Canada’s only grizzly bear sanctuary. British Columbia Magazine, Spring 2008. Read More
The Threat to BC’s Bear Heaven
Will British Columbia’s Flathead Valley remain a haven for grizzlies, wolves and other wildlife? Part one of two. The Tyee, January 2, 2008. Read More
Flathead: Next National Park?
Conservationists and corporations compete to decide the future of the Flathead Valley. Part two of two. The Tyee, January 3, 2008. Read More
Hoots on the Horizon
Autumn brings new opportunities for owl-watching. Harrowsmith County Life, October 2006. Read More
Pure Bison Make a Comeback
Prairie conservationists build a bison herd that's free of cattle genes. High Country News, May 1, 2006. Read More
Survivor
Why did the pileated woodpecker flourish while the ivory-bill faltered?
Audubon, November 2005. Read More
The Memory Game
Pileated woodpeckers stake their winter survival on reconnaissance and recall.
Canadian Wildlife, October 2005. Read More
One Last Chance
Like shipwreck survivors tossed up on separate islands, the world's 13 remaining mountain caribou populations face a perilous future. Audubon, March 2003. Read More
Hair of the Cat
Curiosity and catnip help a biologist track the elusive Canada lynx.
Canadian Wildlife, Summer 2003. Read More |
