Wildlife and Mystery Blog
Herring are valuable fish to commercial fishermen, and in Alaska, herring are mainly harvested for…
Last week, I mentioned how the Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii) had returned to Uyak Bay…
I love spring. It is my favorite season. As winter loosens its grip and the…
Last week, I posted about cannibalism and mentioned Henry Aurman, a character in my upcoming…
Little in our world is more repugnant and taboo than cannibalism, the consumption of human…
In my upcoming novel, Karluk Bones, my protagonist, Jane Marcus, and her friends stumble across…
What types of food did this individual eat, and did she die from a disease…
Age is critical information when attempting to identify skeletal remains. How old was the individual…
Last week, I asked you if you discovered a skeleton or a pile of bones…
If you stumble across a pile of bones in the woods, can you tell if…
Police have used DNA as a valuable investigative tool for the last few decades, but…
Should fisheries managers implement marine reserves to protect fragile rockfish populations? This week, I’ll tackle…
Read about the deepwater-release technique to submerge rockfish as quickly as possible either to the…
This week, I want to discuss rockfish conservation. Over the past few weeks, I’ve discussed…
Black rockfish (Sebastes melonops) range from range from Amchitka Island, Alaska in the Aleutian Islands…
The brightly colored yelloweye rockfish looks like a fish you might expect to see swimming…
Scientists have identified more than 102 species of rockfish belonging to the genus Sebastes, and…
Happy New Year! Time flies, doesn’t it? I feel as if I just wrote my…
Wherever you are and whatever holiday you celebrate this time of year, I wish you…
TAGS: Jane Marcus, Kodiak Island, Robin Barefield
As a way of saying THANK YOU for supporting me as an author, my publisher…
Three weeks ago, I introduced you to Mary Ann Poll when she generously shared a…
Karluk Bones is the title of my fourth Alaska wilderness mystery. The book has taken…
Rich Ritter is another friend and author in my Author Masterminds group. Rich writes edgy…
Happy Thanksgiving to those of you in the U.S. I think it’s a wonderful idea…
It has been a while since I’ve posted about my life as an author, and…
As I told you last week, a sea otter burns calories at a rapid rate…
Northern sea otters (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) are common in the waters surrounding Kodiak Island. Our…
This week, I want to welcome my friend and fellow author, Steve Levi. Steve is…
Unlike cartoon bears, female Kodiak bears don’t wear hair ribbons on their head, so you…
When our summer guests see a bear, they immediately want to know its size. They…