Pinniped Monitoring Training
Harbour Seals
Map of Location
Kus-kus-sum
Condensory Bridge
Date and Time
June 28
9:30am – 12:30pm
July 8
9:00am – 12:00pm
Location
Meet at the Condensory Bridge, Courtenay side. Parking on either side of bridge.
Description
Training for seal and sea lion (pinniped) monitoring protocol. Attendees should be interested in signing up for monitoring shifts over the summer. The monitoring requires teams of two, so please bring a friend who is also interested, if possible. We can make pairs from individual attendees if needed.
We will be driving between monitoring sites. Carpooling with your monitoring teammate is ideal.
For more information about what’s involved, please visit our seal monitoring webpage.
Volunteer Sign Up
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