Larry Pynn
The Vancouver Sun
Vancouver, BC, Canada
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New book a love letter to B.C.'s bounty of mushrooms
There are at least 3,000 known mushroom species in B.C., more than anywhere else in Canada. → Read More
The Unexpected Winners from Sea Star Wasting Disease
The devastating outbreak cleared space in the ecosystem for previously uncompetitive sea stars to flourish. → Read More
Clam Digging through 3,500 Years of Indigenous History
Newly dated clam gardens show the technology is much older than previously thought. → Read More
A Record-Breaking Dive by a Hungry Killer Whale
Killer whales go to extraordinary depths to pilfer a meal. → Read More
A New Vaccine Protects Albatross Chicks
Avian cholera is a scourge on albatross chicks, but a field trial of a new vaccine led to a dramatic increase in survival. → Read More
What Do Killer Whales Do at Night?
An ongoing tracking study seeks to understand what killer whales do under the cover of darkness. → Read More
Climate change is interfering with internal clocks of birds, and humans should take heed
When birds sing outside your window at dawn, they're responding to internal clocks set to daily and annual rhythms. But what happens when climate change interferes with these clocks, putting the survival of species, potentially even humans, at risk? → Read More
Study looks at genetic differences in threatened western rattlesnake in B.C.
When a threatened western rattlesnake shows up on your back door step in semi-arid B.C., the last thing on your mind is the unique genetics of the creature. → Read More
Oceanic birds can smell what the ocean is cooking kilometres away, says U.S. research scientist
The birds themselves can smell strongly, too, which is thought to help detect one’s mate or parent. → Read More
Risky rescues disentangle the ocean's giants from fishing gear
Paul Cottrell has the difficult, and risky, job of rescuing whales tangled up in fishing nets and lines on the B.C. Coast → Read More
Seattle mayor pressures Premier Horgan for 'immediate halt' to logging near Canada-U.S. border
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan has written Premier John Horgan to express "grave concern" over logging in a critical watershed near the B.C. border → Read More
Sky's the Limit: Flying with the U.S. Navy Blue Angels and fighting the G-Monster
It’s 2 p.m., and Lt. Andre Webb of the elite U.S. Navy Blue Angels aerobatic team taxies his F/A-18 Hornet onto the searing-hot runway at Abbotsford International Airport. → Read More
Flying With John: My unexpected seven-hour chat with the Premier of B.C.
John Horgan looked up at me. I looked down at him. And I suspect we both muttered “damn” under our breaths. → Read More
Metro Vancouver braces for 'extreme' impact of white nose syndrome on bats
Researchers are studying bats in B.C. for signs of white nose syndrome, a disease that has been destroying colonies across North America. → Read More
Metro Vancouver braces for 'extreme' impact of white noise syndrome on bats
Researchers are studying bats in B.C. for signs of white nose syndrome, a disease that has been destroying colonies across North America. → Read More
Knitters make socks for homeless moving into modular housing building
Volunteer knitters from Vancouver and as far away as Smithers in the Interior and even Seattle in the U.S. have donated 52 pairs of socks, one for every homeless person moving into a temporary modular housing building on Kaslo Street in Vancouver. → Read More
Research shows that wolverines and winter backcountry recreation don't mix
Wolverines may have a reputation for ferocity, but when it comes to winter backcountry recreation they prefer flight over fight. South of the Canada-U.S. → Read More
SFU research fellow attacks 'Shark Week' for lack of conservation message
Nobody takes a bigger bite out of Shark Week than David Shiffman. → Read More
Natural versus artificial reefs: each benefits marine life differently on B.C. coast
TORONTO — New research shows that the debate over artificial versus natural reefs on the B.C. coast has ended in something of a stalemate. → Read More
Industry and conservationists square off over B.C.'s Howe Sound
In some parts of the world, the island-studded fiord called Howe Sound would have been locked up as a national park long ago, given its astounding natural beauty on the edge of a metropolis of more than 2.5-million people. → Read More