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Elwha River, Washington, United States
10 Oct 2023
The Seattle Times
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25 Aug 2023
NOAA
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Bluefin tuna washes up far from home in Salish Sea
Crescent Beach, Orcas Island, Washington, USA
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CBC
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Drought in the Saanich Peninsula
North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
14 May 2023
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Fish arriving in revitalized stream in View Royal, B.C.
View Royal, British Columbia, Canada
16 Feb 2023
Vancouver Island
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Record-breaking numbers of whales were spotted off Victoria’s coast in 2022
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Cherry Point, British Columbia, Canada
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Victoria Times Colonist
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Invasive European green crab found in Nuu-chah-nulth territories
Marietta-Alderwood, Washington, United States
14 Dec 2021
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Bellingham, Washington, United States
17 Nov 2021
Bellingham Herald
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28 Oct 2021
CTV News, Vancouver Island
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Rare clash between two distinct kinds of orcas in the Salish Sea — and the endangered fish-eaters won
Point Roberts, Washington, United States
12 Oct 2021
KNKX Public Radio
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Gumboot Chiton
Cryptochiton stelleri
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Coupeville, Washington, United States
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Chinook salmon returning in surprising numbers to Cowichan River
Cowichan River
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CHEK
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Blaine, Washington, United States
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Alaska Public Media
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'Unprecedented' absence of southern resident killer whales from Salish Sea
Salish Sea
21 Jul 2021
Vancouver Island
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Extreme heat cooks shellfish alive on Puget Sound beaches
Anacortes, Washington, United States
26 Jun 2021
KUOW
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Arbutus trees under stress on Gabriola Island
Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
1 Apr 2021
LEO Network
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Ferries cancelled as high winds hit Metro Vancouver, Gulf Islands
Tsawwassen, British Columbia, Canada
26 Feb 2021
CBC
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Pine Siskin Salmonellosis Outbreak
North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
31 Jan 2021
LEO Network
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8 homes on Hood Canal evacuated due to landslide on Kitsap County cliff
Poulsbo, Washington, United States
5 Jan 2021
king5.com
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An Increase of Hail in Victoria, British Columbia
Oak Bay, British Columbia, Canada
1 Jan 2021
LEO Network
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Entomologists vacuum Asian giant hornets out of first nest found in Whatcom County
Blaine, Washington, United States
24 Oct 2020
king5.com
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Rare King-of-the-salmon fish found on Vancouver Island
Sooke, British Columbia, Canada
30 Sep 2020
CTV News - Vancouver Island
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Rare fish washes ashore at Whiffen Spit
Sooke, British Columbia, Canada
22 Sep 2020
Times Colonist
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Western Red Cedar die-off in Pacific Spirit Park
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
5 Aug 2020
LEO Network
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Multiple bear sightings in Saanich, near UVic
Oak Bay, British Columbia, Canada
5 Jun 2020
Victoria Buzz
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Black bears on the move: more heading south
Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
4 Jun 2020
CHEK
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Humpback whales numbers swell in the Strait of Juan de Fuca
Clallam Bay, Washington, United States
3 Jun 2020
LEO Network
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Invasive Himalayan Blackberry Out-competing Native Bushes
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
2 Jun 2020
LEO Network
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Caught on cam: Tornado touches down on Vancouver Island
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
21 May 2020
ctvnews
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Invasive Common Wall Lizard Continues to Spread, Saanich
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
1 May 2020
LEO Network
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Pollen in Abundance: A Stress Crop?
Langford, British Columbia, Canada
14 Apr 2020
LEO Network
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Urban Deer Playing
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
31 Mar 2020
LEO Network
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Massive anchovy school in White Rock draws a crowd
White Rock, British Columbia, Canada
29 Dec 2019
Vancouver Sun
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Anchovies take over White Rock shores
White Rock, British Columbia, Canada
28 Dec 2019
Facebook Watch
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Seabird Aggregation Over Abundant Northern Anchovy (
Engraulis mordax
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White Rock, British Columbia, Canada
18 Dec 2019
Twitter
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Rare flock of birds spotted in Oak Bay
Oak Bay, British Columbia, Canada
29 Nov 2019
Victoria News
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Blue Jay (
Cyanocitta cristata
) Sighting, Rare on Vancouver Island
University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
1 Nov 2019
Twitter
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Rare bird sighting brings crowds of birding enthusiasts to Vancouver Island
Panama Flats, Victoria, BC, Canada
19 Oct 2019
CHEK
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Hybrid salmon discovered by scientists on Vancouver Island
Cowichan River, British Columbia, Canada
12 Oct 2019
CBC
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Schools of California Anchovy
(Engraulis mordax)
Ross Bay, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
6 Oct 2019
LEO Network
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Poisonous porcupine fish arrives on Island shores — a B.C. first
Jordan River, B.C. Canada
5 Oct 2019
Times Colonist
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Brown Booby
(Sula leucogaster)
offshore of Vancouver
Sturgeon Bank Wildlife Management Area, British Columbia, Canada
1 Oct 2019
Twitter
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Invasive Asian giant hornets found on Vancouver Island
Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
11 Sep 2019
CTV News
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Brown Pelican
(Pelecanus occidentalis)
at St Margerats Bay
St. Margerats Bay, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
5 Sep 2019
LEO Network
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Blue-green algae advisory in effect for Prior Lake on Vancouver Island
Prior Lake, British Columbia, Canada
29 Aug 2019
CBC
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Blue-green algae advisory in effect for Prior Lake on Vancouver Island
Prior Lake, British Columbia, Canada
29 Aug 2019
CBC
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Lake water to be pumped into B.C. river due to severe drought
Lake Cowichan, British Columbia, Canada
27 Aug 2019
CBC
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CRD warns visitors, dog owners of toxic algae in Beaver Lake
Elk Lake, British Columbia, Canada
10 Aug 2019
Victoria News
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Common Ringed Plover
(Charadrius hiaticula)
in Tsawwassen
Beach Grove lagoon at Boundary Bay Regional Park, BC, Canada
15 Jul 2019
Rare Bird Alert
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Invasive poison hemlock a growing concern on Vancouver Island
Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
10 Jul 2019
Vancouver Island
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Where are the endangered whales? Southern residents haven't been spotted in B.C.'s Salish Sea
Salish Sea, British Columbia, Canada
1 Jul 2019
CBC News
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TenTen Creek return of Salmon Species
North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
1 Jul 2019
LEO Network
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Victoria sets rainfall record amid very dry June
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
27 Jun 2019
CTV News, Vancouver Island
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The Salish Sea’s orcas are late for their annual summer visit, the latest sign something is wrong
Salish Sea
23 Jun 2019
The Star
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It’s spring, but B.C. is sounding the alarm on drought
British Columbia, Canada
11 Jun 2019
Port Alberni Valley News
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Another dead grey whale found off B.C. coast
Boundary Bay, Canada
6 Jun 2019
CBC
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Gray Whale (
Eschrichtius robustus
) Feeding in Haro Strait
Haro Strait, Canada
19 May 2019
LEO Network
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Extreme weather sparks large die off of Cedar on Vancouver Island
East Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
15 May 2019
CHEK
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Climate change effects obvious on Cowichan River, wildfire season
Cowichan River, British Columbia, Canada
13 May 2019
Cowichan Valley Citizen
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Dead grey whale towed to Institute of Ocean Sciences in Sidney for necropsy
Sidney Channel, British Columbia, Canada
5 Apr 2019
CHEK
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Intrusion of Beach Stones and Saltwater into the Coastal Forest
French Beach Provincial Park
24 Mar 2019
LEO Network
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Eagle preys on duck on Saanich Peninsula
North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
26 Feb 2019
Victoria News
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72 dead baby sharks removed from dead pregnant shark during necropsy at Coles Bay
Coles Bay, Saanich, BC
7 Feb 2019
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Pregnant shark washes up on Vancouver Island shoreline
North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
6 Feb 2019
Vancouver Island
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Pregnant Bluntnose Sixgill Shark (
Hexanchus griseus
) in Coles Bay
Cole Bay, British Columbia, Canada
5 Feb 2019
LEO Network
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Heart of White Rock breaks along with pier
White Rock, British Columbia, Canada
20 Dec 2018
CBC
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Hundreds of sea lions take over docks of Cowichan Bay
Duncan, British Columbia, Canada
14 Nov 2018
CHEK
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Sitka spruce (
Picea sitchensis
) die-off French Beach
North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
1 Nov 2018
LEO Network
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Three new humpback whales identified off east Vancouver Island
Strait of Georgia, British Columbia, Canada
30 Oct 2018
CHEK
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Sea otter (
Enhydra lutris
) living near Race Rocks
Race Rocks Ecological Reserve, British Columbia, Canada
26 Oct 2018
LEO Network
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'A really, really significant sighting': Vancouver Island birdwatchers aflutter over unusual arrival
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
18 Oct 2018
CBC
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Officials warn of potentially lethal levels of biotoxin in Bellingham Bay mussels
Bellingham, Washington, United States
4 Oct 2018
Longview Daily News
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Another Southern Resident killer whale is losing body condition, and researchers are concerned about the pregnant females
Salish Sea
25 Sep 2018
Candace Calloway Whiting
Event
Dead and dying birds rain down in unexplained occurrence in B.C. community
Tsawwassen, British Columbia, Canada
21 Sep 2018
National Post
Event
Rare sighting of lone Brown Pelican in Oak Bay waters
Oak Bay, British Columbia, Canada
5 Sep 2018
Victoria News
Event
Red Cedar (
Thuja plicata
) mortality from drought stress
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
3 Sep 2018
LEO Network
Event
Drought has volunteers walking Cowichan Lake area’s dry rivers and creek-beds looking for stranded fish fry
Cowichan Lake Area, British Columbia, Canada
22 Aug 2018
Lake Cowichan Gazette
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White-winged Dove
(Zenaida asiatica)
in Port Renfrew
Port Renfrew, British Columbia, Canada
22 Aug 2018
Event
Red-brown algae blooms spotted in Puget Sound
Puget Sound, Washington, United States
26 Jul 2018
KING
Event
'Red tide' algal blooms appearing around B.C. coastal waters
Coastal Waters, British Columbia, Canada
18 Jul 2018
CBC News
Event
Warning issued after toxic death cap mushrooms found in Greater Victoria
Cedar Hill Golf Course, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
17 Jul 2018
Times Colonist
Event
Brown ocean water at White Rock beach caused by ‘algae bloom’
White Rock, British Columbia, Canada
6 Jul 2018
Peace Arch News
Event
Sea Otter
(Enhydra lutris)
Foraging in Re-occupied Soft Bottom Habitats
Haro Strait, British Columbia, Canada
21 Jun 2018
LEO Network
Event
Bald Eagle
(Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Targeting Forage Fish in Open Water
Island View Beach, British Columbia, Canada
21 Jun 2018
LEO Network
Event
Sea Otter (
Enhydra lutris)
Sighted in the Haro Strait
Island View Beach Regional Park
8 Jun 2018
LEO Network
Event
'Set net' of Great Blue Heron
(Ardea herodias)
Island View Beach, Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
8 Jun 2018
LEO Network
Event
Rare killer whale sighting in Victoria's Inner Harbour
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
7 Jun 2018
CTVNews
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Where salmon recreational fishing will be closed to boost orcas
Gulf Islands, British Columbia, Canada
2 Jun 2018
Times Colonist
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B.C. on track to break records for dry weather in May
White Rock, British Columbia, Canada
31 May 2018
Lake Cowichan Gazette
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What is Eating Garry Oak (
Quercus garryana
) Leaves?
Mount Tolmie, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
27 May 2018
LEO Network
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Gulf Islanders raise alarm over too many whale-watching boats
Southern Gulf Islands, British Columbia, Canada
26 May 2018
CBC News
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California Quail
(Callipepla californica)
Expanding Poleward
24 May 2018
LEO Network
Event
Pair of Sea Otters
(Enhydra lutris)
Observed in Cordova Channel
Tsawout First Nation Beach, British Columbia, Canada
19 May 2018
LEO Network
Event
Bivalves recently cracked by sea otters (
Enhydra lutris
) indicating re-occupation
Island View Beach, British Columbia, Canada
7 Apr 2018
LEO Network
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Vancouver Island cholera outbreak 'a unique situation,' health officials say
Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
25 Mar 2018
Vancouver Sun
Event
Cholera found in herring eggs from Oceanside area
Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
23 Mar 2018
NanaimonewsNOW
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Unseasonably early daffodils prompt wish for cold weather on B.C. farm
North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
9 Feb 2018
Lake Cowichan Gazette
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Endangered Orcas Are Starving. Should We Start Feeding Them?
Puget Sound, Washington, United States
24 Jan 2018
NW News Network
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Weather extremes now surpassing the realm of natural possibilities | Watching Our Water Ways
Puget Sound, Washington, United States
21 Dec 2017
Kitsap Sun
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