
Wildlife
Punctuation’s mark: Can we save the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale?
After a series of mass deaths in recent years, what can we do?
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Travel
Nothing beats a kayak for maneuvering around the islands and islets of the Broughton Archipelago — or for reminding you of the sheer bulk of a humpback whale or the awe inspired by a pod of orcas on the hunt.
For those exploring northern Vancouver Island, from Telegraph Cove Resort to Port Hardy and the nearby First Nation community of Alert Bay, Port McNeill-based Kingfisher Wilderness Adventures offers a way to tack on a few stunning days by water, camping on remote islands by night and crossing a marine wilderness teeming with wildlife big and small by day. As Kingfisher’s owner Andrew Jones can attest, no two excursions have ever been remotely similar.
Scroll down for photos from two of Kingfisher’s best Broughton adventures, the six-day Broughton Archipelago Explorer and Orca Waters Explorer.
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