My love of birds began in my childhood with summers spent fishing and camping in Central Ontario. Birding took on an obsessive quality when, as a teenager, I volunteered for a month at the Long Point Bird Observatory – a life-changing experience that has continued to resonate throughout my career.

I graduated from Lakehead University in 1999 with an Honours Bachelor of Outdoor Recreation and a Bachelor of Science in Natural Science. I have worked on numerous bird-related projects throughout Ontario including the Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas and Project Peregrine, and also spent two years as the Landbird Program Coordinator for the Long Point Bird Observatory. From 2004 to 2006 I worked as a Nature Educator at Calgary's Inglewood Bird Sanctuary and as a Science Educator at the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology in Drumheller, Alberta.

I rejoined the team at BSC to combine my love of birds with my passion for environmental education. Current projects include the Southern Ontario Bald Eagle Monitoring Program and the Ontario Nocturnal Owl Survey.
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I grew up in Winnipeg. Manitoba and was fortunate to have spent a lot of time camping, backpacking, hiking, and skiing with my parents in Manitoba and in the Rocky Mountains. As a result, I developed an appreciation for nature and wildlife at an early age. I was introduced to the world of birding while pursuing my undergraduate degree in Ecology and Evolution at the University of Western Ontario. A fourth year course in ornithology piqued my interest in birds, so I chose to research backyard birds for my honours thesis.

After completing my B. Sc., I took a year off of school and worked in the Avian Energetics Lab at Western. My job involved assisting a Masters student, (Shannon Badzinski) with his research on Canada Geese and Snow Geese. Shannon and I were married in July, 1999 and he is presently researching Tundra Swan staging ecology at Long Point as part of his Ph.D. research.

I completed my M. Sc. degree (from Trent University), on the population dynamics of Semipalmated Plovers. Prior to starting my M. Sc., I spent a summer at a small remote Common Eider colony off Southampton Island, Nunavut, where I developed a love for the Arctic, (despite a close encounter with two Polar Bears) and a keen interest in shorebirds. I also spent an enjoyable summer in Churchill, MB, where I completed the field portion of my M. Sc. research, and saw many new bird species. Shannon and I are currently living in rural Norfolk County with our son Brandt, our black Labs Gale and Rice, and our cats Griffy and Willow.
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I joined BSC in 1997 in the capacity of GIS Analyst. Previously, I worked as a science contractor for the Research Branch, Agriculture Canada, in support of the Canada-Ontario Agriculture Green Plan. Prior to that, I worked for the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and as a nature interpreter for Parks Canada, where I developed an interest in birds (and a profound fascination with the peculiar behavior and ceremonial dress of birders!) at Point Pelee National Park.

I earned a Master's degree in Geography from the University of Guelph in 1994, where my studies focused on natural resource management, landscape ecology, and cumulative effects assessment. As part of my studies, I had the opportunity to attend Wageningen Agricultural University in The Netherlands for 5 months on an international study-abroad program. Traveling everywhere by bicycle or by train and eating lots and lots of delicious cheese (and chocolate) was a real treat and cultural experience.
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The Canadian Raptor Conservancy is involved in many different projects relating to Birds of Prey, Wildlife and Habitat. Our primary focus is to educate the general public about Birds of Prey and their continuing important role in our natural world.

Canadian Raptor Conservancy is an organization that specializes in Birds of Prey. Our company arose from Great Lakes Raptor Conservancy as we expanded our business from Ontario to a Nation-wide presence in the mid 1990's.
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DeSorbo works on a wide variety of bird-focused research projects, emphasizing intensive research on bald eagles in numerous states. When not in the field, DeSorbo prepares scientific papers and works to expand the scope of the raptor program at BRI.

BioDiversity Research Institute has compiled one of the largest mercury databases in North America and, through a recent series of papers in a special issue of the journal Ecotoxicology, has firmly characterized mercury distribution and methlylmercury availability in North America.
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A journalist and young global humanitarian, Salimah, born in Nairobi and raised in Vancouver, has for the past decade been working for the protection of Canada’s white Spirit Bear and its remarkable habitat in the Great Bear Rainforest.

As founding member and Chairwoman of the Spirit Bear Youth Coalition, Salimah knew from an early age that she wanted to promote environmental sustainability, creating Kids for Saving Earth Club at the tender age of 11. A chance meeting with fellow youth Simon Jackson a few years later inspired Salimah to catch the "spirit of the bear" and over a first meal of burgers and chocolate cake, the pair established the Spirit Bear Youth Coalition- what has today become the largest youth led environmental organization in the world. With a membership of over 6 million members in 60 countries, Salimah, Simon and the Youth Coalition have enjoyed the support and mentorship from many high profile figures - ranging from Dr. Jane Goodall to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the Backstreet Boys.
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Goodale carries outs diverse fieldwork from conducting bird surveys to collecting blood from bald eagles. When not in the field, Goodale prepares scientific papers, conducts GIS analysis, manages Biodiversity's Web site, and oversees the live eagle Web camera.


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In 1965, Jane earned her Ph.D. in Ethology from Cambridge University. Soon thereafter, she returned to Tanzania to continue research and to establish the Gombe Stream Research Centre.

It is hard to overstate the degree to which Dr. Goodall changed and enriched the field of primatology. She defied scientific convention by giving the Gombe chimps names instead of numbers, and insisted on the validity of her observations that animals have distinct personalities, minds and emotions. She wrote of lasting chimpanzee family relationships.
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I got my first job when I was eleven working for our family vet, Dr. Roberts, in Knoxville, Tennessee. I loved cleaning cages and just being around all the animals. I continued working for Dr. Roberts for several summers and developed my love and respect for animals.

After spending a few years at Kiski, a boarding school in Pennsylvania, I attended Muskingum College in New Concord, Ohio where I graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree. I met my wife, Suzi Egli while we were at Muskingum College and we were married in 1968.

Soon after Suzi and I were married, we opened a pet shop, Pet Kingdom, in Knoxville. I loved working at the pet shop but I knew that I always wanted to work at a zoo, so when I received an offer to direct a small zoo in Sanford, Florida in 1973, I jumped at the opportunity. Suzi and I lived in Florida while I worked at the Central Florida Zoo from 1973 until 1975. In 1975, I had to take a break from the animal world because of an illness in my family. In 1978, I decided I missed working with animals and I answered an ad for a zoo director in Columbus, Ohio.
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From sending the proceeds of a lemonade stand to the World Wildlife Fund to help protect Alaska’s Kodiak bears at the age of seven, to organizing his grade five and six classes in a letter writing campaign to ban lead shot for waterfowl hunting, thus protecting bald eagles, Simon Jackson has always believed in the power of one. At the age of 13, he heard about North America’s rarest bear - the white Kermode or spirit bear - and the plans to develop their last intact habitat on British Columbia’s central coast. He knew he had to help.
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Sonny is currently the Director & Cultural Advisor of the Stó:lõ Research and Resource Management Centre. The Centre operates on behalf of the Stó:lõ Nation and Stó:lõ Tribal Council - representing 18 of the 24 Stó:lõ Bands within the Lower Fraser River Watershed of southwestern British Columbia. Sonny was a co-author of the book I am Stó:lõ: Katherine explores her heritage (1997) - focusing on his family and his daughter Katherine.

He sat on the editorial board and was a contributor to the award winning publication A Stó:lõ Coast Salish Historical Atlas (2001). He has worked for the Stó:lõ since 1985. Some of his areas of expertise include Stó:lõ Place Names and cultural landscape features. He is a member of the Shxw’owhamel First Nation, is married, and is the proud father of two girls and six boys, and he has one grandson. He continues to fish at his ancestral fishing ground at Aselaw ('Es-l-ow') in the Fraser Canyon in the north-eastern portion of Stó:lõ Territory.

Carol has been working with captive chimpanzees under a wide variety of captive settings since 1984. Her primary area of expertise is resocialization - introducing chimpanzees who were previously strangers to each other and forming large family groups. Dr. Noon is the Founder and Director of Save the Chimps.
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My first four years of post-secondary education were spent achieving a Bachelor of Science Degree. This education was such an enjoyable experience for me that I decided to pursue my most persistent childhood dream and become a veterinarian. In 1980 I was proud to earn a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Degree from the Ontario Veterinary College. Since that time I have concentrated primarily on small animal and avian practice.

My daily life is divided as equally as I can manage between work and my family: consisting of Rudy, a very understanding husband, Jodie, a delightful teen-age daughter, and Sweetie, our kinky-tailed Manx.

My special interests outside of veterinary medicine include protecting and enjoying the natural resources of our province, and supporting the Chilliwack Restorative Action and Youth Advocacy Association.

David is the Senior Archaeologist & Manager in the Stó:lõ Research and Resource Management Centre. He has worked as an archaeologist / anthropologist for the Stó:lõ since 1997. Currently a PhD candidate in the Department of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia, his academic background includes a BA in anthropology from New York University (1989) and an MA in archaeology from Simon Fraser University (1998).

Dave has a number of publications focusing on archaeology and cultural resource management, and was an editorial board member and primary contributor to A Stó:lõ Coast-Salish Historical Atlas(2001). For the past few years, he has had the pleasure of working as a collaborator on the ‘Fraser Valley Project’ with fellow archaeologists from the UCLA Anthropology Department.

The Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitation Society is a non-profit organization whose volunteers are dedicated to public education and the rehabilitation and release of injured and orphaned birds. OWL became a Society in January 1985. Under the direction of founding director Bev Day. OWL is on call seven days a week, twenty-four hours a day. An Open House is held every Saturday and Sunday for the public from 10:00am to 3:00pm.

The Facility specializes in raptors. Birds of prey injuries at O.W.L. number over two hundred each year and as O.W.L.'s facilities have expanded, have numbered over three hundred the past few years. Primary care for injured bird is administered by volunteers trained through seminars given by veterinarians from the International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council. OWL attempts to find breeding programs for the non-releasable birds of prey so their young can be released to the wild.

OWL continues to expand the programs and the facility through public donations and the support of companies who provide sponsorships, materials and supplies.
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David has received consistently high acclaim for his 30 years of award-winning work in broadcasting, explaining the complexities of science in a compelling, easily understood way. He is well known to millions as the host of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's popular science television series, The Nature of Things.

His eight part series, A Planet for the Taking won an award from the United Nations. His eight-part PBS series The Secret of Life was praised internationally, as was his five-part series The Brain for the Discovery Channel. For CBC Radio he founded the long running radio series, Quirks and Quarks and has presented two influential documentary series on the environment, From Naked Ape to Superspecies and It's a Matter of Survival.
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Greetings To All, I, for one, would like to say that being a member of the Eagle-Cam and Chatroom Clan of eagle fanatics has been a true joy and learning experience without peer. I have smiled, laughed and almost fallen off my computer chair from extreme mirth while watching and reading about Lil'let and Big'let. At times my eyes have teared from the sheer joy of watching such majestic creatures in their natural habitat raising the next generation of eagles.

Daniel is a four time Emmy Award winner. He created the film company wildLifeHD in 1989. wildLifeHD shoots High Definition footage of wildlife, & has also made award winning children's films and documentaries. Daniel is well known for his work with Polar Bears. You can contact Daniel @ camera@wildlifehd.com