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Tribe catches coho salmon on free-flowing Elwha River, a first since dam removals
Elwha River, Washington, United States
10 Oct 2023
The Seattle Times
Event
Massive ocean sunfish spotted off Vancouver Island
Powell River, British Columbia, Canada
13 Sep 2023
Vancouver Island
Event
Bluefin tuna washes up far from home in Salish Sea
Crescent Beach, Orcas Island, Washington, USA
19 Jul 2023
CBC
Event
Drought in the Saanich Peninsula
North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
14 May 2023
LEO Network
Event
Capilano River sewage leak threatens salmon runs
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
13 Mar 2023
vancouversun
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Skunks found dead in Metro Vancouver had avian flu: government
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
13 Mar 2023
vancouversun
Event
Fish arriving in revitalized stream in View Royal, B.C.
View Royal, British Columbia, Canada
16 Feb 2023
Vancouver Island
Event
Invasive goldfish seen swimming under ice at Okanagan pond
Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada
3 Feb 2023
Port Alberni Valley News
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Record-breaking numbers of whales were spotted off Victoria’s coast in 2022
Salish Sea
11 Jan 2023
Victoria Buzz
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B.C.’s sea life is bouncing back, slowly, after the 2021 heat dome
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
11 Jul 2022
The Narwhal
Event
Photographer finds massive octopus dead on Vancouver Island shore
Cherry Point, British Columbia, Canada
10 May 2022
Victoria Times Colonist
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Encouraging signs in Huu-ay-aht rivers, despite salmon declines elsewhere
Anacla 12, British Columbia, Canada
1 Mar 2022
Ha-Shilth-Sa
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'It was terrifying': Rain and wind storm's impact felt across southern B.C.
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
14 Nov 2021
vancouversun
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After waterspout and tornado warning, B.C. residents told to prepare for another coastal storm
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
7 Nov 2021
British Columbia
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Discovery of fly larvae positive sign for salmon
Bowker Creek, Oak Bay, British Columbia, Canada
28 Oct 2021
CTV News, Vancouver Island
Event
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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Chinook salmon returning in surprising numbers to Cowichan River
Cowichan River
29 Sep 2021
CHEK
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The wall lizard invasion of Vancouver Island
Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada
27 Sep 2021
Macleans.ca
Event
Sea cucumber die-off near Vancouver Island
Dolphin Beach, British Columbia, Canada
28 Aug 2021
CBC
Event
More than 200 illegal fishing nets seized on Fraser River by fishery officers
Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada
20 Aug 2021
Port Alberni Valley News
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Mysterious smelly fat blobs pollute West Vancouver beach
West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
17 Aug 2021
North Shore News
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B.C.'s heat wave may be to blame for several cases of shellfish poisoning
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
22 Jul 2021
CBC
Event
Coyote bites another Stanley Park jogger a week after 4 of the animals put down
West End, British Columbia, Canada
21 Jul 2021
Global News
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'Unprecedented' absence of southern resident killer whales from Salish Sea
Salish Sea
21 Jul 2021
Vancouver Island
Event
West Coast drought puts fish and forests in dire straits
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
14 Jul 2021
Vancouver Island
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Number of deaths recorded during B.C.'s heat wave up to 808, coroners say
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1 Jul 2021
CTV News
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Vancouver trees dry out as heat wave continues to take its toll
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
30 Jun 2021
CBC
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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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Power restored to more than 140,000 homes after B.C. windstorm
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
13 Jan 2021
CBC
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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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B.C. veterinarians blame COVID-19 pandemic for rise in kennel cough cases in dogs
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
17 Nov 2020
CKNW
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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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Fisherman snags barracuda off Vancouver Island in rare encounter
Alberni Inlet, Vancouver Island, Canada
13 Jul 2020
Port Alberni Valley News
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Southern resident whales returning later to Salish Sea in ‘drastic’ change
Strait of Georgia
1 Jul 2020
Times Colonist
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Orca pod makes rare appearance in Vancouver’s False Creek
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
12 Jun 2020
Global News
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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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Humpback whale breaching east of Vancouver spotted by Burnaby seniors
Burrard Inlet, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
15 May 2020
CBC News
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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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Juvenile grey whale caught on camera in Nanoose Bay
Nanoose Bay, British Columbia, Canada
25 Apr 2020
CTV News
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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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Single Amphibian Individual in Still Creek
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
27 Mar 2020
LEO Network
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Ferries cancelled, flood watch issued as storm wallops B.C. South Coast
Greater Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
3 Jan 2020
CBC
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Victoria broke its record for driest November in more than 25 years
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
3 Dec 2019
Vancouver Island
Event
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
Event
Rare bird sighting brings crowds of birding enthusiasts to Vancouver Island
Panama Flats, Victoria, BC, Canada
19 Oct 2019
CHEK
Event
Hybrid salmon discovered by scientists on Vancouver Island
Cowichan River, British Columbia, Canada
12 Oct 2019
CBC
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Vancouver broke a 103-year-old temperature record today
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
10 Oct 2019
Daily Hive
Event
Schools of California Anchovy
(Engraulis mordax)
Ross Bay, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
6 Oct 2019
LEO Network
Event
Poisonous porcupine fish arrives on Island shores — a B.C. first
Jordan River, B.C. Canada
5 Oct 2019
Times Colonist
Event
Hypothermic tropical sea turtle rescued from waters near Port Alberni
Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada
3 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
Event
Declining Snow and Summer Rain in the Alberni Valley
Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada
17 Sep 2019
LEO Network
Event
Invasive Asian giant hornets found on Vancouver Island
Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
11 Sep 2019
CTV News
Event
Outbreak of hemlock looper moth hits North Shore, Metro watersheds
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
11 Sep 2019
Vancouver Sun
Event
Brown Pelican
(Pelecanus occidentalis)
at St Margerats Bay
St. Margerats Bay, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
5 Sep 2019
LEO Network
Event
Blue-green algae advisory in effect for Prior Lake on Vancouver Island
Prior Lake, British Columbia, Canada
29 Aug 2019
CBC
Event
Blue-green algae advisory in effect for Prior Lake on Vancouver Island
Prior Lake, British Columbia, Canada
29 Aug 2019
CBC
Event
Lake water to be pumped into B.C. river due to severe drought
Lake Cowichan, British Columbia, Canada
27 Aug 2019
CBC
Event
CRD warns visitors, dog owners of toxic algae in Beaver Lake
Elk Lake, British Columbia, Canada
10 Aug 2019
Victoria News
Event
West Vancouver closes popular beach due to bacteria levels
Ambleside Beach, West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
19 Jul 2019
CTV News
Event
Common Ringed Plover
(Charadrius hiaticula)
in Tsawwassen
Beach Grove lagoon at Boundary Bay Regional Park, BC, Canada
15 Jul 2019
Rare Bird Alert
Event
Invasive poison hemlock a growing concern on Vancouver Island
Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
10 Jul 2019
Vancouver Island
Event
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
Event
TenTen Creek return of Salmon Species
North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
1 Jul 2019
LEO Network
Event
Victoria sets rainfall record amid very dry June
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
27 Jun 2019
CTV News, Vancouver Island
Event
It’s spring, but B.C. is sounding the alarm on drought
British Columbia, Canada
11 Jun 2019
Port Alberni Valley News
Event
Another dead grey whale found off B.C. coast
Boundary Bay, Canada
6 Jun 2019
CBC
Event
Rare white ‘ghost orca’ spotted near Nanaimo
Northern Strait of Georgia
29 May 2019
Global News
Event
Gray Whale (
Eschrichtius robustus
) Feeding in Haro Strait
Haro Strait, Canada
19 May 2019
LEO Network
Event
Extreme weather sparks large die off of Cedar on Vancouver Island
East Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
15 May 2019
CHEK
Event
Climate change effects obvious on Cowichan River, wildfire season
Cowichan River, British Columbia, Canada
13 May 2019
Cowichan Valley Citizen
Event
Grey whales stranded in Boundary Bay freed, headed for deeper water
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
12 May 2019
Vancouver Sun
Event
Trees Broken, Uprooted, Toppled by Wind
Beaufort Picnic Area, Cameron Lake, British Columbia
19 Apr 2019
LEO Network
Event
Dead grey whale towed to Institute of Ocean Sciences in Sidney for necropsy
Sidney Channel, British Columbia, Canada
5 Apr 2019
CHEK
Event
Intrusion of Beach Stones and Saltwater into the Coastal Forest
French Beach Provincial Park
24 Mar 2019
LEO Network
Event
Eagle preys on duck on Saanich Peninsula
North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
26 Feb 2019
Victoria News
Event
72 dead baby sharks removed from dead pregnant shark during necropsy at Coles Bay
Coles Bay, Saanich, BC
7 Feb 2019
Event
Pregnant shark washes up on Vancouver Island shoreline
North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
6 Feb 2019
Vancouver Island
Event
Pregnant Bluntnose Sixgill Shark (
Hexanchus griseus
) in Coles Bay
Cole Bay, British Columbia, Canada
5 Feb 2019
LEO Network
Event
Windstorm and Widespread Forest Blowdown
Whisky Creek, British Columbia
10 Jan 2019
Port Alberni Valley News
Event
Hundreds of sea lions take over docks of Cowichan Bay
Duncan, British Columbia, Canada
14 Nov 2018
CHEK
Event
Sitka spruce (
Picea sitchensis
) die-off French Beach
North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
1 Nov 2018
LEO Network
Event
Dangerously high levels of Red Tide found in bivalve shellfish on B.C. coast
Sechelt, British Columbia, Canada
1 Nov 2018
Global News
Event
Three new humpback whales identified off east Vancouver Island
Strait of Georgia, British Columbia, Canada
30 Oct 2018
CHEK
Event
Sea otter (
Enhydra lutris
) living near Race Rocks
Race Rocks Ecological Reserve, British Columbia, Canada
26 Oct 2018
LEO Network
Event
'A really, really significant sighting': Vancouver Island birdwatchers aflutter over unusual arrival
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
18 Oct 2018
CBC
Event
Vancouver temperatures hit an all-time record low yesterday
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
5 Oct 2018
Daily Hive
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
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