June 21st - The Mysterious Creature of the Sointula Docks!

I heard strange little foot steps scampering across the dock late in the evening. There were weird sounds resembling soft growls and muted barks. When I rushed up to the cockpit to see what was lurking about there was only an apparition of a small chocolate colored creature darting out of sight beneath planks of the dock. I waited patiently with my camera to try and capture an image of this elusive mystery!

ALAS! SUCCESS! BUSTED!

IT IS THE INFAMOUS "STINKY MINKY" as he has been named by the locals or sometimes known as a "Gucci Rat". This stealth little mink roams the docks looking for fish, crab or the occasional unsuspecting small mammals !


This most famous of fur-bearing animals is a common resident in British Columbia. It is almost always associated with water, and is an excellent swimmer. It feeds on aquatic animals and amphibians, birds and small mammals. On the BC coast, where it is commonly seen, its diet is full of crabs and other marine life. It is a fierce hunter; and has been reported holding the head of a large gull underwater until it drowned.