Photo: Frances Backhouse

Ghost Chasers

Known for their secluded boreal haunts and their ability to slip silently through stands of tamarack, spruce, and aspen on wings that span nearly five feet, great gray owls have been aptly called the phantoms of the northern forest. When hundreds of them suddenly head south, their human fans flock to greet them. Audubon Magazine, Jan./Feb. 2010. Read More 

Grizzlies in Paradise

The biologist-turned-writer returns to visit old friends in the Khutzeymateen Valley, where her fieldwork helped create a Canada’s only grizzly bear sanctuary. British Columbia Magazine, Spring 2008. Read More

The Threat to BC’s Bear Heaven

Will British Columbia’s Flathead Valley remain a haven for grizzlies, wolves and other wildlife? Part one of two. The Tyee, January 2, 2008. Read More 

Flathead: Next National Park?

Conservationists and corporations compete to decide the future of the Flathead Valley. Part two of two. The Tyee, January 3, 2008. Read More

Hoots on the Horizon

Autumn brings new opportunities for owl-watching. Harrowsmith County Life, October 2006. Read More

Pure Bison Make a Comeback

Prairie conservationists build a bison herd that's free of cattle genes. High Country News, May 1, 2006. Read More

Survivor

Why did the pileated woodpecker flourish while the ivory-bill faltered?
Audubon, November 2005 Read More

The Memory Game

Pileated woodpeckers stake their winter survival on reconnaissance and recall.
Canadian Wildlife, October 2005 Read More

Hair of the Cat

Curiosity and catnip help a biologist track the elusive Canada lynx.
Canadian Wildlife, Summer 2003 Read More