Wildlife biologist
searches for fishers in Glacier National Park
By Tristan Scott
LINCOLN CREEK – After wading across the Middle Fork of the
Flathead River in a pair of brand-new defective waders and skiing sodden-footed
through a miles-long thicket of tangled deadfall, Glacier National Park
wildlife biologist John Waller admits he may be chasing a phantom.His research
often requires skiing across 15 miles of steep, rugged terrain in a single day
and working from dawn until dusk – a trying effort for what may prove to be the
wildlife biologist’s equivalent of a snipe hunt. But even if the critter he’s
pursuing eludes him, and even though the ultra-lightweight Hodgman waders he
just bought are worthless, the scientific data Waller’s study will produce and
the questions it may help answer are invaluable. Do fishers exist in Glacier
National Park?
Loch Ness monster
hunt continues 80 years on
By Peter Ross The legend of the loch may be 80 years old, but this unseen octogenarian still has a monster following, as Peter Ross discovers ‘DO NOT dally! Do not dally!” Adrian Shine – naturalist, force of nature and erstwhile monster hunter – is leading the way through the Loch Ness Exhibition Centre, which he designed, and which is home to some of the “toys” he has used in 40 years of exploring this and other lochs, including a tiny home-made submarine. He is a tall man with a hawkish profile and great white beard, striding the darkened corridors in a three-piece tweed suit and tartan tie, his mellifluous voice sounding in the murk. It is like being led around the chocolate factory by Willy Wonka, or by the Doctor showing off his Tardis.
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