Can a dead whale save a living one? The newly expanded Whale Interpretive Centre (WIC) in British Columbia’s Telegraph Cove thinks it’s possible by displaying whale skeletons. As I paddled my … [Read more...]
Watching crocodiles in Costa Rica
(story by Carol Patterson originally printed in Red Deer Advocate Saturday February 7, 2015) Costa Rica's 111-kilometer long Tarcoles River is one of the most polluted water bodies in Latin America. … [Read more...]
The world’s best nature festival
Okay, I'm biased. I have no formal criteria, no judging panel, and no independent auditors. Just my own crazy fun time in the mountains have me declaring British Columbia's Wings Over The Rockies … [Read more...]
Shorebirds: Tofino’s understated tourists
Drive to the western edge of Vancouver Island and you’ll find the surf-mad village of Tofino. Toque-wearing surfers cycle by, their surfboards clipped to a small trailer, the money saved on petrol … [Read more...]
Five nature festivals to get your spring on
Winter has its own beauty but after five months of dark evenings (and mornings), scraping car windshields, and dressing like the Michelin man before heading outside, I am ready for spring! It is a … [Read more...]