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February 21, 2017 / August 25, 2024 by Liz Ciocea
GROWLS first quarterly meeting for 2017 with a Presentation about The Vancouver Island Marmot Recovery given by Adam Taylor,executive director of the program GROWLS hosted an excellent and enlightening presentation on the Vancouver island marmot on thursday february 16th at the Roxy. Adam Taylor,executive director of the Marmot Recovery Foundation of Vancouver Island, was an […]
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September 3, 2014 / August 25, 2024 by Gini Green
Spike, the last of two eagles rescued on Mudge Island was released August 28 2014 after emergency surgery and more than a month of rehabilitation. He was one of two eagles found stuck together in July by Mudgekins Dave and Ruve Laidlaw. Scott Smith and Marcel Glock,who are GROWLS members and resident on Mudge, along with […]
Thanks to the caring people of Gabriola and the quick response of GROWLS, a baby seal is safe. At 7:45 last night GROWLS received a report of a baby seal in trouble on the rocks along Berry Point Rd. There was no time to lose as the tide was coming in. The pup was in trouble […]
August 1, 2014 / August 25, 2024 by Gini Green
The first rescued seal pup this season on Gabriola occurred last night at Berry Point. A huge thank you to those that reported this seal pup. Let us introduce you to “Destiny’s Child” (pups this years are named after famous musicians or bands). She is aprox. 10 days old and weighs only 14 lbs. (her […]
May 5, 2014 / August 25, 2024 by Gini Green
Doe mothers around the island are in the last stages of their pregnancy and will soon be giving birth to beautiful fawns. The GROWLS Article in the Flying Shingle this week is about this wonderful event. Fawns are so vulnerable and so innocent, we must do all we can to educate everyone to be aware […]
