In Old Quito, a World Heritage City
We have now returned to Quito, Ecuador’s capital city. We are here for four days in transition from the tropical Amazon rainforest to the Galapagos Is...
Leaving the Rainforest
It’s been five days and our group of Vancouver Aquarium explorers is leaving Sacha Lodge and heading back to Quito. I am writing this as we are in the...
Kaouk, a Sea Lion Rescued and Released
Follow along with Kaouk, the rescued and released Steller sea lion
Kaouk in the Port Alice Trailer Park December 17, 2010
A male Steller sea lion...
Adding Oil to a Warming Arctic: Potential Impacts Up the Food Chain
This is a discussion of the recently published study, Oil exposure in a warmer Arctic: Potential impacts on key zooplankton species. An abridged versi...
Adding Oil to a Warming Arctic: How Much Knowledge is Enough?
We hear a lot about the upper end of the food chain. In the case of the Arctic, that’s people and polar bears. Declining ice has led to great concern ...
The Jungle and the Rain
It rained overnight, hard, and lots of it. It sounded like the sky opened up on the thatched roofs of our cabins. The rain was hard enough to drown ...
Sacha Lodge in the Heart of the Amazon
We arrived at Sacha Lodge in the Ecuadorian Amazon Basin after a flight from Quito to the “frontier” town of Coca, and then a boat trip. Coca is ...
Off to Ecuador
As some reading this note will know, the Vancouver Aquarium organizes at least one exploration trip to an interesting part of the world each year. We’...