It’s up around 10 plus at our house, just amazing conditions for enjoying life in the outdoors.
Over the past several months there have been a couple of unusual sightings up this way.
Firstly, two sightings of a wolverine [unverified]. A lone trekker walking from Natuashish to Northern Quebec had one come into his camp, the wolverine allegedly tried to steal his ax. Then there were three hunters sighted what looked like a wolverine, they had a camera, but due to the excitement, or flat batteries were unable to get documented evidence. Both sightings were west of Nain and north west of Natuashish.
Second unusual sighting is of a Musk ox. First sighted in Voisey’s bay area, the sighter was able to get some pictures of it. Now today it is rumored to be on the outside the Voisey’s Bay near Tabor Island. Our daughter and grandson have taken a run out, so with luck may get pictures.
Both these animals are a rarity in Labrador. Wolverines were thought to be extinct, but some track sightings last few years have some researchers excited that some may be in area.
Not up on my Musk ox history, never heard of them this way; have to take time to look em up.
Speaking of the unusual, seems [on CBC phone in at least] Andy Wells has no supporters for his Mayorship ways.
I would say it is time for the rest of the St.John’s council to straighten their spinal cords and deal with this issue like responsible elected officials. This guy is an insult to all men, especially of this province.
4 comments:
Brian,
There's nowhere on earth as pretty as Nain in the spring. Excellent pics. Happy birthday to Fran!
Strange to hear about the journeys of animals that have more or less disappeared from memory. Wolverine habitat was sketched out in one of the enviro reports done for Voisey's Bay but it was really sketchy. I heard a fea stories about Inuit from way up North who used to see muskox.
Been enjoying the blog. Peter
Ya got that right Pete,
Another one on way again today. Ice fishing is under way; see a few ‘small’ ones hanging out to dry, lots of panda bear looking people all over town too. Actually it is the reverse of panda bear look technically.
Oh by the way Peter,
Meant to complement you on your change of hair do and the facial makeover, big improvement ;-}
Brian,
That's Mr. Lewis Lindsey Diche, the world's most hapless Arctic explorer--famous for posing in parkas.
http://www.kuhistory.com/upload/06011894_01.jpg
Speaking of rare animals, came across this reference in an old Hudson's Bay Book today:
“Monday 27th July, 1928
Hebron Post
Wind N-West. Strong. Overcast. Therm. Frozen. Barometer 29.10.
DG Clark posted Daybook and Customers Ledger, later attending customers. John Lyall weighing seal fat and sundry odd jobs. Henry Lyall with komatik and dogs left here at 8 a.m. for No-partook [Napartok] to fetch a load of firewood. Abel Noggak pounding sealfat. William Nogasak also left for Na-partook for firewood. At 2 p.m. Phillip Kallutak and Henoch Saksagiak from Hebron bay [arrived]. They report no sing of foxes or Deer, near their place, but evidently lots of foxes further in-Country, where they intend going on their return.
Henoch Saksagiak had one (1) Marten—the first of its kind to be seen around here for many years back. Henoch says that he saw tracks of another Marten.
Dr. Koening who is at present residing in the mission House here is an Ethnologist, and not a Phenologist as was previously stated.”
Labrador's almost the edge of several worlds: edge of the Arctic, edge of the Boreal Forest, edge of the Taiga, the Atlantic Coastal...
Pete
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