Hungry great blue herons in Stanley Park eating young salmon

The excrement of great blue herons in Stanley Park has produced the equivalent of scientific gold.
The findings are part of the first study to show that herons eat so many young salmon, or smolts, that they should be considered predators of the fish in the wild.
“The most interesting part is to confirm that herons are a significant predator of migrating salmon smolts,” said Zachary Sherker, a masters of science student at the University of B.C.
In the summer of 2017, Sherker wen