Topic: Wildlife
Bufflehead on the Wing
Written on December 24, 2021 at 5:31 am, by Tim Dustrude
John Miller is back again with another beautiful photo to share, and again captured at Dream Lake (Lakedale). This time it’s a Bufflehead on the wing. Thanks for sharing John!
A Second Court Rejects Cooke Aquaculture’s Challenge Over Termination of Port Angeles Net Pen Lease
Written on December 21, 2021 at 9:42 am, by Tim Dustrude
The following story comes to you from Wild Fish Conservancy… In another legal defeat for Cooke Aquaculture, a second Washington state court has rejected efforts by the seafood giant to sue Washington state over the termination of the company’s lease for their Port Angeles net pen operation. On Tuesday, the Court of Appeals issued an Continue Reading
Swan on Dream Lake
Written on December 20, 2021 at 10:03 am, by Tim Dustrude
Local photographer John Miller shares this image he captured Saturday of a swan on Dream Lake (Lakedale). Thanks for sharing John!
A Tiny Owl…Big Character
Written on December 18, 2021 at 6:07 am, by Tim Dustrude
The following is from Wolf Hollow’s December edition of Hollow Happenings… Many of the injured owls we treat are relatively large. However, last month we cared for a tiny owl; a Northern Saw-whet Owl that was only ~6” tall and weighed just 90 grams. This little owl had been hit by a car near La Continue Reading
Freezer Burned: Tales of Interior Alaska
Written on December 18, 2021 at 5:22 am, by Tim Dustrude
Freezer Burned is an ongoing series on the San Juan Update, written by Steve Ulvi… (Authors note: this fictional tale of Alaska bush life adventure, grief and redemption, circa the 1980s, will be continued founded upon two previous stories. See Freezer Burned: “No Matter What” and “The Confines of Heaven” for character background.) The Confines Continue Reading
Wildlife Tip from Wolf Hollow
Written on December 8, 2021 at 9:03 am, by Tim Dustrude
If you would prefer not to have an otter family under your house or a raccoon family in your attic this spring, now is a good time to do some preventive maintenance. Look around the outside of your house. Are there holes beneath the skirting or loose covers on vents that would allow critters easy Continue Reading
Curious Minds
Written on December 7, 2021 at 5:46 am, by Tim Dustrude
This article written by Dominic Sivitilli… The lab was buzzing with excitement when I arrived. A few weeks into the summer term, the water tables of Lab 3 were teeming with invertebrate life. All varieties of morphology and behavior were on display for our class to study. But something was different today: the lab had Continue Reading
Focusing on Their Future
Written on November 24, 2021 at 12:42 pm, by Tim Dustrude
This is from the Center for Whale Research… Please help us raise $74,000 by year’s end! The $74,000 represents one thousand dollars for each of the seventy-four (74) whales in the Southern Resident orca community. We all remember J35. In 2018, the whole world watched J35 carry her deceased baby for 17 days and 1,000 Continue Reading
Updated Salish Sea Vessel Traffic Projections Released
Written on November 18, 2021 at 5:54 am, by Tim Dustrude
San Juan County, WA, USA. – The recently updated Salish Sea Vessel Traffic Projections (PDF – Nov. 2021) provided by Friends of the San Juans shows that at least a 25% increase in large, ocean-going commercial vessel traffic could occur if all of the proposed new and expanding terminal and refinery projects are permitted and Continue Reading
Trail Times: Fall, 2021 – King Sisters Preserve Trail
Written on November 4, 2021 at 5:50 am, by Tim Dustrude
Trail Times is a continuing series of articles introducing the Old Military Road Trail (OMRT), a proposed 18-21 mile cross-island non-motorized multi-use trail linking English Camp and American Camp and honoring the original Old Military Road. The King Sisters Preserve is an often overlooked little gem in our San Juan Island Trail System. Strategically located Continue Reading
Unexpected Success
Written on November 2, 2021 at 5:44 am, by Tim Dustrude
Wolf Hollow shares this story of a Great Blue Heron they took care of in September… Our most notable patient in September was a Great Blue Heron. This adult heron arrived near the beginning of the month, thin and unable to fly. When we did an intake exam and took radiographs, we discovered that the Continue Reading
A Bird’s-Eye View of Orcas! How, when, and why?
Written on October 29, 2021 at 5:45 am, by Tim Dustrude
The following story is from the Center for Whale Research (CWR)… In the following Q & A with CWR’s Dr. Michael Weiss, we learn what it’s like to fly a drone over top of whales and the new knowledge gained from the captured video footage. 1. Do you launch and fly the Center for Whale Continue Reading
Owl Talk
Written on October 22, 2021 at 5:52 am, by Tim Dustrude
At 7:00 pm, Saturday, October 23, 2021, join Shona Aitken, Education Coordinator at Wolf Hollow Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, to explore the fascinating world of island owls, and learn about the many different owls that live here on the San Juan Islands. We hope you can all attend this enlightening talk. To register email: [email protected] You will Continue Reading
Seasonal Changes Bring Extra Challenges to Resident Killer Whales
Written on October 17, 2021 at 5:50 am, by Tim Dustrude
FRIDAY HARBOR, WA. – As summer Chinook salmon runs wane in the Salish Sea, Southern Resident Killer Whales typically begin to travel further south in Puget Sound in search of prey. A study compiling 10 years’ worth of data found evidence that the whales’ diets shift from primarily Chinook salmon in the summer months to a Continue Reading
Center for Whale Research News
Written on October 15, 2021 at 5:47 am, by Tim Dustrude
Joint media response concerning “the discovery of a new kind of killer whale” off western North America On October 4th, Hakai Magazine published an article with a headline reporting the discovery of “a new kind of killer whale”. Other media outlets subsequently reported similar headlines in Canada, theUSA and internationally, and although some content has Continue Reading
Seals Away!
Written on October 1, 2021 at 5:49 am, by Tim Dustrude
All four of the Harbor Seal pups we cared for throughout summer were released on Sept 11, 2021. These pups were all brought to Wolf Hollow by San Juan County Marine Mammal Stranding Network in late June and July, but they came from different parts of the county. The first orphaned/separated pup was found on Continue Reading
Bufflehead on the Wing
Written on December 24, 2021 at 5:31 am, by Tim Dustrude
John Miller is back again with another beautiful photo to share, and again captured at Dream Lake (Lakedale). This time it’s a Bufflehead on the wing. Thanks for sharing John!
A Second Court Rejects Cooke Aquaculture’s Challenge Over Termination of Port Angeles Net Pen Lease
Written on December 21, 2021 at 9:42 am, by Tim Dustrude
The following story comes to you from Wild Fish Conservancy… In another legal defeat for Cooke Aquaculture, a second Washington state court has rejected efforts by the seafood giant to sue Washington state over the termination of the company’s lease for their Port Angeles net pen operation. On Tuesday, the Court of Appeals issued an Continue Reading
Swan on Dream Lake
Written on December 20, 2021 at 10:03 am, by Tim Dustrude
Local photographer John Miller shares this image he captured Saturday of a swan on Dream Lake (Lakedale). Thanks for sharing John!
A Tiny Owl…Big Character
Written on December 18, 2021 at 6:07 am, by Tim Dustrude
The following is from Wolf Hollow’s December edition of Hollow Happenings… Many of the injured owls we treat are relatively large. However, last month we cared for a tiny owl; a Northern Saw-whet Owl that was only ~6” tall and weighed just 90 grams. This little owl had been hit by a car near La Continue Reading
Freezer Burned: Tales of Interior Alaska
Written on December 18, 2021 at 5:22 am, by Tim Dustrude
Freezer Burned is an ongoing series on the San Juan Update, written by Steve Ulvi… (Authors note: this fictional tale of Alaska bush life adventure, grief and redemption, circa the 1980s, will be continued founded upon two previous stories. See Freezer Burned: “No Matter What” and “The Confines of Heaven” for character background.) The Confines Continue Reading
Wildlife Tip from Wolf Hollow
Written on December 8, 2021 at 9:03 am, by Tim Dustrude
If you would prefer not to have an otter family under your house or a raccoon family in your attic this spring, now is a good time to do some preventive maintenance. Look around the outside of your house. Are there holes beneath the skirting or loose covers on vents that would allow critters easy Continue Reading
Curious Minds
Written on December 7, 2021 at 5:46 am, by Tim Dustrude
This article written by Dominic Sivitilli… The lab was buzzing with excitement when I arrived. A few weeks into the summer term, the water tables of Lab 3 were teeming with invertebrate life. All varieties of morphology and behavior were on display for our class to study. But something was different today: the lab had Continue Reading
Focusing on Their Future
Written on November 24, 2021 at 12:42 pm, by Tim Dustrude
This is from the Center for Whale Research… Please help us raise $74,000 by year’s end! The $74,000 represents one thousand dollars for each of the seventy-four (74) whales in the Southern Resident orca community. We all remember J35. In 2018, the whole world watched J35 carry her deceased baby for 17 days and 1,000 Continue Reading
Updated Salish Sea Vessel Traffic Projections Released
Written on November 18, 2021 at 5:54 am, by Tim Dustrude
San Juan County, WA, USA. – The recently updated Salish Sea Vessel Traffic Projections (PDF – Nov. 2021) provided by Friends of the San Juans shows that at least a 25% increase in large, ocean-going commercial vessel traffic could occur if all of the proposed new and expanding terminal and refinery projects are permitted and Continue Reading
Trail Times: Fall, 2021 – King Sisters Preserve Trail
Written on November 4, 2021 at 5:50 am, by Tim Dustrude
Trail Times is a continuing series of articles introducing the Old Military Road Trail (OMRT), a proposed 18-21 mile cross-island non-motorized multi-use trail linking English Camp and American Camp and honoring the original Old Military Road. The King Sisters Preserve is an often overlooked little gem in our San Juan Island Trail System. Strategically located Continue Reading
Unexpected Success
Written on November 2, 2021 at 5:44 am, by Tim Dustrude
Wolf Hollow shares this story of a Great Blue Heron they took care of in September… Our most notable patient in September was a Great Blue Heron. This adult heron arrived near the beginning of the month, thin and unable to fly. When we did an intake exam and took radiographs, we discovered that the Continue Reading
A Bird’s-Eye View of Orcas! How, when, and why?
Written on October 29, 2021 at 5:45 am, by Tim Dustrude
The following story is from the Center for Whale Research (CWR)… In the following Q & A with CWR’s Dr. Michael Weiss, we learn what it’s like to fly a drone over top of whales and the new knowledge gained from the captured video footage. 1. Do you launch and fly the Center for Whale Continue Reading
Owl Talk
Written on October 22, 2021 at 5:52 am, by Tim Dustrude
At 7:00 pm, Saturday, October 23, 2021, join Shona Aitken, Education Coordinator at Wolf Hollow Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, to explore the fascinating world of island owls, and learn about the many different owls that live here on the San Juan Islands. We hope you can all attend this enlightening talk. To register email: [email protected] You will Continue Reading
Seasonal Changes Bring Extra Challenges to Resident Killer Whales
Written on October 17, 2021 at 5:50 am, by Tim Dustrude
FRIDAY HARBOR, WA. – As summer Chinook salmon runs wane in the Salish Sea, Southern Resident Killer Whales typically begin to travel further south in Puget Sound in search of prey. A study compiling 10 years’ worth of data found evidence that the whales’ diets shift from primarily Chinook salmon in the summer months to a Continue Reading
Center for Whale Research News
Written on October 15, 2021 at 5:47 am, by Tim Dustrude
Joint media response concerning “the discovery of a new kind of killer whale” off western North America On October 4th, Hakai Magazine published an article with a headline reporting the discovery of “a new kind of killer whale”. Other media outlets subsequently reported similar headlines in Canada, theUSA and internationally, and although some content has Continue Reading
Seals Away!
Written on October 1, 2021 at 5:49 am, by Tim Dustrude
All four of the Harbor Seal pups we cared for throughout summer were released on Sept 11, 2021. These pups were all brought to Wolf Hollow by San Juan County Marine Mammal Stranding Network in late June and July, but they came from different parts of the county. The first orphaned/separated pup was found on Continue Reading