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Friday, 1 August 2025

PALEONTOLOGY OF HAIDA GWAII

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Misty shores, moss-covered forests, dappled light, and the smell of salt air—these are my memories of Haida Gwaii, a land where ancient stor...
Monday, 21 July 2025

GLIMPSING SHADOWS: OUR COASTAL WOLVES

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Wolves are among the most iconic predators of the northern hemisphere—intelligent, social, and adaptable creatures that have roamed the wild...
Sunday, 20 July 2025

DANCING BUMBLEBEES

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Welcome to the world of bees. This fuzzy yellow and black striped fellow is a bumblebee in the genus  Bombus sp.,  family Apidae.  We know h...
Friday, 18 July 2025

SPIRALING BEAUTY: AMMONITES AS INDEX FOSSILS

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Argonauticeras besairei , Collection of José Juárez Ruiz. An exceptional example of fractal building of an ammonite septum, in this clyt...
Wednesday, 16 July 2025

VICTORIA ARBOUR: ARMOURED GIANTS, ANCIENT ECOSYSTEMS AND CUTTING EDGE CANADIAN PALEONTOLOGY

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Dr. Victoria Arbour Dr. Victoria Arbour, Curator of Paleontology at the Royal BC Museum in Victoria, British Columbia, is one of Canada’s fo...
Tuesday, 15 July 2025

15TH BCPA PALEONTOLOGICAL SYMPOSIUM: COURTENAY, BRITISH COLUMBIA

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SAVE THE DATE: 15th British Columbia Paleontological Symposium Florence Filberg Centre, 411 Anderton Avenue, Courtenay, British Columbia, on...
Saturday, 12 July 2025

ALBERTA'S PREHISTORIC GIANTS: THE DINOSAURS

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Alberta's Badlands and Dinosaur Hunting Grounds Alberta, Canada, is one of the most dinosaur-rich places on Earth.  Its fossil beds are ...
Thursday, 10 July 2025

MIGHTY EAGLE: KWIKW (KW-EE-KW)

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Bald Eagle / Haliaeetus leucocephalus  @Paul McClure A mighty Bald Eagle sitting with wings spread gazing intensely at his next potential sn...
Wednesday, 9 July 2025

TOP 10 FAMOUS CANADIAN FOSSIL FINDS

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Canada, with its vast and varied landscapes, is a treasure trove of prehistoric wonders.  From towering tyrannosaurs to exquisitely preserve...
Saturday, 5 July 2025

FOSSIL HUNTRESS PODCAST: DEAD SEXY SCIENCE

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Geeky goodness from the Fossil Huntress. If you love paleontology, you will love this stream. Dinosaurs, trilobites, ammonites—you'll fi...
Friday, 4 July 2025

FOSSIL FRESHWATER SALMON FROM KAMLOOPS, BRITISH COLUMBIA

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Fossilized Salmon gifted to the Huntress by John Leahy Nestled in the interior of British Columbia, the region around Kamloops is a dry, sag...
Wednesday, 2 July 2025

CRUISIN THE FOSSIL FREEWAY: ALASKAN PALEONTOLOGY

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Alaska, often called the "Last Frontier," is not only home to staggering wilderness and modern megafauna like bears and moose—it’s...
Tuesday, 1 July 2025

KIRK JOHNSON: FOSSIL LEAVES TO ANCIENT ECOSYSTEMS

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Dr. Kirk Johnson, the Sant Director of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, is a paleontologist, science communicator, and fo...
Sunday, 29 June 2025

GHOST CATS OF THE AMERICAS: COUGARS

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Cougar, Puma concolor Cougars, also known as mountain lions, pumas, or panthers—depending on where you live—are among the most elusive and a...
Saturday, 28 June 2025

MIGWAT: SLEEK, PLAYFUL SEALS

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Seals—those sleek, playful creatures that glide through our oceans and lounge on rocky shores—are part of a remarkable evolutionary story st...
Friday, 27 June 2025

PORT HARDY: TIME AND TIDE

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One of the most beautiful areas of Vancouver Island is the town of Port Hardy on the north end of the island.  Just outside Port Hardy furth...
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