Tag Archives: Conservation

National Treasure #167: Beaufort Sea

Posted on 30 October 2017 by Isabel Gibson

Colder than cold. Continue reading →

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National Treasure #159: Harvey Locke

Posted on 04 September 2017 by Isabel Gibson

Conservationist, writer, photographer. Continue reading →

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National Treasure #154: Knight Inlet

Posted on 04 August 2017 by Isabel Gibson

Bears and kayaks and big water, oh my. Continue reading →

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National Treasure #84: National Marine Conservation Areas

Posted on 13 January 2017 by Isabel Gibson

Hitherto secret initiatives to protect (as opposed to defend) Canada’s coastline. Continue reading →

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National Treasure #82: National Parks

Posted on 09 January 2017 by Isabel Gibson

A system of national parks, representing and protecting Canada’s biodiversity. Continue reading →

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National Treasure #25: Gros Morne National Park

Posted on 24 August 2016 by Isabel Gibson

A Newfoundland national park. Continue reading →

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How to Estimate an Alligator’s Length

Posted on 05 April 2015 by Isabel Gibson

“To estimate an alligator’s length, convert the distance in inches from the tip of the nose to the eye ridge into feet.” I check it twice. Yes, that’s what it says, apparently dead serious, no pun intended. Continue reading →

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A Persistence of Beavers

Posted on 07 November 2012 by Isabel Gibson

One of a miscellany of short observations from a trip to Scotland. Look! Wood chips! Speaking in hushed, not to say reverential, tones, our guide points out this indisputable evidence of, poetically enough it seems, Castor fiber, the European/Eurasian beaver. … Continue reading →

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