Biology professor hatches natural history research museum in Penticton
Biology professor hatches natural history research museum in Penticton
The rich biodiversity of the South Okanagan includes nearly 200 species of breeding birds – one of the highest for any area of a similar size in North America. Many of these species are at risk – almost one-third of BC’s Red-listed and almost half of BC’s Blue-listed wildlife species are from the South Okanagan. While habitat loss and fragmentation pose the greatest threat to local species, the trappings of modern living – window and road kill – are also a visible reminder of that fragility.
For Okanagan College biology professor Sharon Mansiere this tragedy has inspired her to develop of the Okanagan College Research Museum at the Penticton campus.
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