Chilliwacked
Common wall lizards, Podarcis muralis, were first detected in Chilliwack in late June 2020 by Frances and Georgina Wetmore. The report came to […]
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Nature during COVID
Royal BC Museum Biodiversity Research During the Pandemic Nature is unrelenting. The zoonotic origin of the SARS-CoV-2 novel virus responsible for COVID-19 is […]
Piranha!
“Don’t let it loose.” That is the message to all pet shops in the province. Shoppers should see the logo that the Inter-Ministry […]
A Curator’s Garden – August Harvest
This is the month that the garden explodes with food—and lizards. Everywhere you look, there is food to harvest. We try to weigh […]
Gratitude in the Archives
I’ve been thinking a lot about gratitude. At the end of last year, an article I wrote titled “Gratitude in the Archives” was […]
Hatchlings Happen
I have been watching a female lizard in my garden slowly increase in girth as her eggs developed in May to early June. […]