Wild edible and medicinal plants of British Columbia of edible seaweed. Laver is usually gathered in great amounts in Spring. They were used traditionally by virtually all the coastal groups, with the possible exception of some Nuu-chah-nulth, or Westcoast peoples, and some Salishan peoples of Vancouver Island, and various species were used. They are harvested at their young growing stage in the spring, usually around May, the exact time depending on latitude, local conditions, and type of laver. Older plants were too tough to be eaten. Traditionally, Women were often the primary seaweed harvesters. Working from canoes, women would pull seaweed from the rocks until their canoes were
Edible bullfrog "Milvus aegyptius", marabou stork "Leptoptilos crumeniferus", saddle-billed stork "Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis", intermediate egret "Mesophoyx intermedia", grey heron "Ardea cinerea" and black-headed heron "Ardea melanocephala". Some edible bullfrogs were seen to lunge at water birds that got too close, possibly these were males aggressively defending their territories. After spawning the males guard the tadpoles and may dig channels for them if their natal pool is drying out too quickly. Edible bullfrogs are locally, widely used for human consumption, although not a subsistence level. It is occasionally found in the international pet trade. A major threat to the populations of edible bullfrogs in