[NatureNS] older flora and fauna species for HRM

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  I’m sure other species are also scarcer.
   According to Farley Mowat's Sea of Slaughter (1984), walrus "existed in 
untold numbers as far south as Cape Cod on the Atlantic shores of North 
America, and the Queen Charlotte Islands on the Pacific side."
   Dusan Soudek

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From: "John and Nhung" <nhungjohn@eastlink.ca>
To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
Sent: Monday, October 03, 2011 7:50 PM
Subject: RE: [NatureNS] older flora and fauna species for HRM


> My father mentioned a walrus being shot off Yarmouth in the '20's.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca]
> On Behalf Of Christopher Majka
> Sent: October-03-11 2:55 PM
> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] older flora and fauna species for HRM
>
> Very abundant once on Sable Island; I'm not aware of any historical 
> records
> from Halifax Harbour, although if there are any Andrew Hebda would 
> probably
> be ware of them.
>
> There are some interesting fossil remains in various places such as the
> famous 1871 walrus skeleton found near Moncton (dated 9700 +/-130 B.P.). 
> Are
> there any from the region of Halifax? I don't know.
>
> Cheers!
>
> Chris
>
> On 3-Oct-11, at 2:36 PM, Laurie Murison wrote:
>
>> and Walrus?  They certainly lived in the BOF and Gulf of St. Lawrence.
>>
>> Laurie Murison
>> Grand Manan, NB

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