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Sitka deer

In the isolated Haida Gwaii archipelago, the Sitka deer (Odocoileus hemionus sitkensis), imported initially as a source of food, have expanded rapidly and caused dramatic changes in the rainforest habitat by destroying the forest undergrowth. The Sitka deer is native to the wet coastal rain forests of Southeast Alaska and north-coastal British Columbia, where their population is controlled by natural predators. There are no grizzly bears, no wolves, coyotes or foxes, no cougars, lynx or bobcat on Haida Gwaii, which are all natural predators for the deer in their original habitat. In this image, A Sitka deer grazes at K'uuna Llnagaay (Skedans), Haida Gwaii, BC

Sitka blacktailed deerOdocoileus hemionus sitkensisgrazinggrassWestern red cedartreesdoeinvasive speciesHaida Heritage SiteLouise IslandK'oona LlnagaayHaida GwaiiBritish Columbia

  • Haida pit house with blown down trees, fallen beams and mosses and salal  Kuuna Llnagaay, Gwaii Haanas, BC
  • Sitka deer (Odocoileus hemionus sitkensis) grazing next to a leaning potlack pole, K'uuna Llnagaay, Gwaii Haanas, BC
  • Sitka deer
  • Sitka deer
  • Remains of mortuary poles, K'uuna Llnagaay (Skedans), Louise Island, Gwaii Haanas, Haida Gwaii, BC
  • Regeneration
  • Return to earth
  • Survivng salal plants
  • Two for one
  • Legacy Pole
  • Detail of Legacy Pole, sculpin, girzzly and 5 good people , Hlk'yah Llnagaay, Haida Gwaii, BC
  • Haida longhouse
  • Forest, mosses and dry stream, Hlk'yah Llnagaay, Windy Bay, Haida Gwaii, BC
  • Forest, mosses and deer-browsed understory, Hlk'yah Llnagaay, Windy Bay, Haida Gwaii, BC
  • Old-growth western hemlock, red cedar and Sitka spruce, heavily browed mossy understory  Windy Bay, Haida Gwaii, BC
  • Old-growth western hemlock, red cedar and Sitka spruce, along Windy Bay creek, Haida Gwaii, BC
  • Trail through the old-growth forest to the 800 year old giant Sitka spruce, Lyell Island, Haida Gwaii, BC
  • Looking up at the old-growth tree tops Western hemlock, Western red cedar and Sitka spruce, Lyell Island, Haida Gwaii, British Columbia
  • Look up, way up!
  • Nurse log
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