Here’s a wonderful six-minute video about the restoration of Ancient Murrelets to some of the islands of Haida Gwaii (formerly called the Queen Charlotte Islands) in Canada. This project, eradicating non-native rats, was implemented by the Haida Nation and Parks Canada, who co-manage Gwaii Haanas National Park.
About Stephen Carr Hampton
Stephen Carr Hampton is an enrolled citizen of Cherokee Nation, an avid birder since age 7, and a former resource economist for the California Department of Fish & Game, where he worked as a tribal liaison and conducted natural resource damage assessments and oversaw environmental restoration projects after oil spills. He writes most often about Native history and contemporary issues, birds, and climate change.
Memories of the People 