Animal species of the Discovery Islands: Marine mmals

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Animal species of the Discovery Islands: Marine mammals

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Balaenoptera acutorostrata (Minke Whale)

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Balaenoptera acutorostrata (Minke Whale)
No observation confirmed as of 2019.
BC List: S4N (Yellow)
For more information see http://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Balaenoptera acutorostrata
Photo by Cephas

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Eschrichtius robustus (Gray Whale)

By Project Staff, in Animal species of the Discovery Islands: Marine mmals, January 28, 2021
Eschrichtius robustus (Gray Whale)
Not observed (2019, 2020).
BC List: S3 (Blue)
For more information see http://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Eschrichtius robustus&ilifeform=38

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Eumetopias jubatus (Steller Sea Lion)

By Project Staff, in Animal species of the Discovery Islands: Marine mmals, January 28, 2021
Eumetopias jubatus (Steller Sea Lion)
Observed in Hyacinthe Bay Stewardship Area (2019).
BC List: S3B,S4N (Blue)
For more information see http://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Eumetopias jubatus
Photo by Rylee Isitt

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Lagenorhynchus obliquidens (Pacific White-Sided Dolphin)

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Lagenorhynchus obliquidens (Pacific White-Sided Dolphin)
Observed in the Hyacinthe Bay Stewardship Area (2018, 2019, 2020).
BC List: S4S5 (Yellow)
For more information see http://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Lagenorhynchus obliquidens&ilifeform=38
Photo by NOAA

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Lontra canadensis (North American River Otter)

By Project Staff, in Animal species of the Discovery Islands: Marine mmals, January 28, 2021
Lontra canadensis (North American River Otter)
Observed in the Hyacinthe Bay Stewardship area.
BC List: S5 (Yellow)
For more information see http://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Lontra canadensis&ilifeform=32
(Photo by Scott Campbell)

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Megaptera novaeangliae (Humpback Whale)

By Project Staff, in Animal species of the Discovery Islands: Marine mmals, January 28, 2021
Megaptera novaeangliae (Humpback Whale)
Observed in the Hyacinthe Bay Stewardship Area (2018, 2019).
BC List: S3 (Blue)
For more information see http://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Megaptera novaeangliae
Photo by Whit Welles

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Mirounga angustirostris (Northern Elephant Seal, females)

By Project Staff, in Animal species of the Discovery Islands: Marine mmals, January 28, 2021
Mirounga angustirostris (Northern Elephant Seal, females)
Not observed in 2019 or 2020.
BC List: S1B (Red)
For more information see http://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Mirounga angustirostris
Photo by Frank Schulenburg

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Neovison vison (American Mink)

By Project Staff, in Animal species of the Discovery Islands: Marine mmals, January 28, 2021
Neovison vison (American Mink)
Observed in the Hyacinthe Bay Stewardship Area.
BC List: S5 (Yellow)
For more information see http://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Neovison vison&ilifeform=32

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Orcinus orca (Killer Whale)

By Project Staff, in Animal species of the Discovery Islands: Marine mmals, January 28, 2021
Orcinus orca (Killer Whale)
Observed in the Hyacinthe Bay Stewardship Area (2019).
BC List: There are 6 populations of orca in BC waters; at least three of these are known to spend some time in the waters around the Discovery Islands. Five of the six populations are red-listed, the sixth is unlisted.
For more information see http://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Orcinus orca&ilifeform=38
Photo by Mark Malleson

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Phoca vitulina (Harbour Seal)

By Project Staff, in Animal species of the Discovery Islands: Marine mmals, January 28, 2021
Phoca vitulina (Harbour Seal)
Observed in the Hyacinthe Bay Stewardship Area in 2019.
BC List (S5) Yellow
More more information see http://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Phoca vitulina
Photo: David Broadland

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Phocoena phocoena (Harbour Porpoise)

By Project Staff, in Animal species of the Discovery Islands: Marine mmals, January 28, 2021
Phocoena phocoena (Harbour Porpoise)
Not observed (2019).
BC List: S3 (Blue)
For more information see http://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Phocoena phocoena
Photo by Erik Christensen

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Phocoenoides dalli (Dall's Porpoise)

By Project Staff, in Animal species of the Discovery Islands: Marine mmals, January 28, 2021
Phocoenoides dalli (Dall's Porpoise)
Not observed (2019).
BC List: S4S5 (Yellow)
For more information see http://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Phocoenoides dalli

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Zalophus californianus (California Sea Lion)

By Project Staff, in Animal species of the Discovery Islands: Marine mmals, January 28, 2021
Zalophus californianus (California Sea Lion)
Observed in Quathiaski Cove 2019.
BC List: S5N (Yellow)
For more information see http://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Zalophus californianus

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Animal species of the Discovery Islands: Marine mammals