Near Port Renfrew

	Ocean / Sea	52
	Fish	46
	Unusual Range / Sighting	36
	Weather	30
	Surface Waters / Wetlands	29
	Marine Mammals	24
	Birds	20
	Sports / Recreation	20
	Plants / Kelp	19
	Human Health	18
	Death / Die-off / Decline	17
	Drought	14
	Unusual Size / Abundance	12
	Land	11
	Seasonal Timing	11
	Invertebrates	10
	Buildings	9
	Cultural Impact	7
	Food Security	7
	Fungi	7
	Microbes	7
	Unusual Animal Behavior	6
	Extreme Temperature	6
	Insects	6
	Land Mammals	6
	Pets	6
	Water Security	6
	Deformity / Disease / Injury	5
	Economic Impact	5
	Fisheries	5
	Ice / Snow Change	5
	Air	4
	Agriculture	4
	Reptiles	4
	Safety	4
	Sanitation	4
	Fire	4
	Air Quality	3
	Algal Bloom	3
	Aquaculture	3
	Groundwater	3
	Livestock	3
	Transportation	3
	Extreme Precipitation	2
	Extreme Wind	2
	Harvest Change	2
	Pathogen	2
	Surface Waters / Wetlands	2
	Atmosphere	1
	Amphibians	1
	Erosion	1
	Flooding / Draining	1
	Infestation	1
	Parasite	1
	Rain on Snow	1
	Storm Surge	1
	Cyclone / Hurricane	1
	Vibrio parahaemolyticus	1

	Summer	43
	Fall	41
	Spring	32
	Winter	18

	2023	5
	2022	2
	2021	8
	2020	14
	2019	31
	2018	28
	2017	22
	2016	13
	2015	3
	2014	3
	2012	2
	2009	3

	January	6
	February	8
	March	6
	April	8
	May	18
	June	15
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Tribe catches coho salmon on free-flowing Elwha River, a first since dam removals

Drought in the Saanich Peninsula

Fish arriving in revitalized stream in View Royal, B.C.

Invasive goldfish seen swimming under ice at Okanagan pond

Record-breaking numbers of whales were spotted off Victoria’s coast in 2022

Photographer finds massive octopus dead on Vancouver Island shore

Encouraging signs in Huu-ay-aht rivers, despite salmon declines elsewhere

Discovery of fly larvae positive sign for salmon

Chinook salmon returning in surprising numbers to Cowichan River

Sea cucumber die-off near Vancouver Island

More than 200 illegal fishing nets seized on Fraser River by fishery officers

'Unprecedented' absence of southern resident killer whales from Salish Sea

Arbutus trees under stress on Gabriola Island

Pine Siskin Salmonellosis Outbreak

An Increase of Hail in Victoria, British Columbia

'Once in a millennium': Record-breaking rogue wave measured off Vancouver Island

Rare King-of-the-salmon fish found on Vancouver Island

Rare fish washes ashore at Whiffen Spit

Fisherman snags barracuda off Vancouver Island in rare encounter

Southern resident whales returning later to Salish Sea in ‘drastic’ change

Multiple bear sightings in Saanich, near UVic

Black bears on the move: more heading south

Humpback whales numbers swell in the Strait of Juan de Fuca

Invasive Himalayan Blackberry Out-competing Native Bushes

Caught on cam: Tornado touches down on Vancouver Island

Invasive Common Wall Lizard Continues to Spread, Saanich

Juvenile grey whale caught on camera in Nanoose Bay

Pollen in Abundance: A Stress Crop?

Urban Deer Playing

Victoria broke its record for driest November in more than 25 years

Rare flock of birds spotted in Oak Bay

Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) Sighting, Rare on Vancouver Island

Rare bird sighting brings crowds of birding enthusiasts to Vancouver Island

Hybrid salmon discovered by scientists on Vancouver Island

Schools of California Anchovy (Engraulis mordax)

Poisonous porcupine fish arrives on Island shores — a B.C. first

Hypothermic tropical sea turtle rescued from waters near Port Alberni

Declining Snow and Summer Rain in the Alberni Valley

Invasive Asian giant hornets found on Vancouver Island

Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) at St Margerats Bay

Blue-green algae advisory in effect for Prior Lake on Vancouver Island

Blue-green algae advisory in effect for Prior Lake on Vancouver Island

Lake water to be pumped into B.C. river due to severe drought

CRD warns visitors, dog owners of toxic algae in Beaver Lake

Invasive poison hemlock a growing concern on Vancouver Island

TenTen Creek return of Salmon Species

Victoria sets rainfall record amid very dry June

It’s spring, but B.C. is sounding the alarm on drought

Rare white ‘ghost orca’ spotted near Nanaimo

Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) Feeding in Haro Strait

Extreme weather sparks large die off of Cedar on Vancouver Island

Climate change effects obvious on Cowichan River, wildfire season

Trees Broken, Uprooted, Toppled by Wind

Dead grey whale towed to Institute of Ocean Sciences in Sidney for necropsy

Intrusion of Beach Stones and Saltwater into the Coastal Forest

Eagle preys on duck on Saanich Peninsula

72 dead baby sharks removed from dead pregnant shark during necropsy at Coles Bay

Pregnant shark washes up on Vancouver Island shoreline

Pregnant Bluntnose Sixgill Shark (Hexanchus griseus) in Coles Bay

Windstorm and Widespread Forest Blowdown

Hundreds of sea lions take over docks of Cowichan Bay

Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) die-off French Beach

Three new humpback whales identified off east Vancouver Island

Sea otter (Enhydra lutris) living near Race Rocks

'A really, really significant sighting': Vancouver Island birdwatchers aflutter over unusual arrival

Rare sighting of lone Brown Pelican in Oak Bay waters

Red Cedar (Thuja plicata) mortality from drought stress

Drought has volunteers walking Cowichan Lake area’s dry rivers and creek-beds looking for stranded fish fry

White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) in Port Renfrew

Thick smoke in the Alberni Valley, lasting days

Ship Creek Almost Dry

Warning issued after toxic death cap mushrooms found in Greater Victoria

Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) Foraging in Re-occupied Soft Bottom Habitats

Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) Targeting Forage Fish in Open Water