Samantha Moore

Samantha Moore

Samantha comes to Cortes Island from Victoria, BC where she spent two and a half years working at Sealand of the Pacific, a large oceanarium.There she followed her dreams of being close to and interacting with large marine mammals including Orca, seals and sea lions.As an assistant trainer, she worked with the animals and helped out with the marine mammal rescue program helping rehabilitate abandoned seal pups back to the wild.

After leaving Sealand, Samantha got a job as a research assistant to David Duffus from the University of Victoria.
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Samantha is able to identify and trace the genealogy of many of the individual whales that we see on our travels.

Since moving to Cortes Island in 1994, Samantha has worked at Hollyhock Farm for five years as a cook and naturalist.She is an avid birder and loves to lead bird walks and beach talks.
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The delicious meals that Samantha prepares for Misty Isles trips often have fresh ingredients from her garden.