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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
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Found in Seals on Marrowstone Island in Puget Sound
Marrowstone, Washington, United States
25 Aug 2023
NOAA
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
Event
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
Record-breaking numbers of whales were spotted off Victoria’s coast in 2022
Salish Sea
11 Jan 2023
Victoria Buzz
Event
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
Event
Invasive European green crab found in Nuu-chah-nulth territories
Marietta-Alderwood, Washington, United States
14 Dec 2021
Ha-Shilth-Sa
Event
Conditions improve at B.C. pump station at catastrophic risk; Whatcom expects minimal impact
Bellingham, Washington, United States
17 Nov 2021
Bellingham Herald
Event
'It was terrifying': Rain and wind storm's impact felt across southern B.C.
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
14 Nov 2021
vancouversun
Event
After waterspout and tornado warning, B.C. residents told to prepare for another coastal storm
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
7 Nov 2021
British Columbia
Event
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
Event
Gumboot Chiton
Cryptochiton stelleri
Die-off
Coupeville, Washington, United States
10 Oct 2021
LEO Network
Event
Chinook salmon returning in surprising numbers to Cowichan River
Cowichan River
29 Sep 2021
CHEK
Event
Sea cucumber die-off near Vancouver Island
Dolphin Beach, British Columbia, Canada
28 Aug 2021
CBC
Event
Mysterious smelly fat blobs pollute West Vancouver beach
West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
17 Aug 2021
North Shore News
Event
1st live Asian giant 'murder hornet' of 2021 spotted in Washington state
Blaine, Washington, United States
13 Aug 2021
Alaska Public Media
Event
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
Event
'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
Event
Number of deaths recorded during B.C.'s heat wave up to 808, coroners say
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1 Jul 2021
CTV News
Event
Vancouver trees dry out as heat wave continues to take its toll
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
30 Jun 2021
CBC
Event
Extreme heat cooks shellfish alive on Puget Sound beaches
Anacortes, Washington, United States
26 Jun 2021
KUOW
Event
Arbutus trees under stress on Gabriola Island
Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
1 Apr 2021
LEO Network
Event
Ferries cancelled as high winds hit Metro Vancouver, Gulf Islands
Tsawwassen, British Columbia, Canada
26 Feb 2021
CBC
Event
Pine Siskin Salmonellosis Outbreak
North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
31 Jan 2021
LEO Network
Event
Power restored to more than 140,000 homes after B.C. windstorm
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
13 Jan 2021
CBC
Event
An Increase of Hail in Victoria, British Columbia
Oak Bay, British Columbia, Canada
1 Jan 2021
LEO Network
Event
B.C. veterinarians blame COVID-19 pandemic for rise in kennel cough cases in dogs
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
17 Nov 2020
CKNW
Event
Entomologists vacuum Asian giant hornets out of first nest found in Whatcom County
Blaine, Washington, United States
24 Oct 2020
king5.com
Event
Rare King-of-the-salmon fish found on Vancouver Island
Sooke, British Columbia, Canada
30 Sep 2020
CTV News - Vancouver Island
Event
Rare fish washes ashore at Whiffen Spit
Sooke, British Columbia, Canada
22 Sep 2020
Times Colonist
Event
Second year of Hemlock Looper Moth (
Lambdina fiscellaria
) outbreak returns to North Vancouver in larger numbers
North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
8 Sep 2020
LEO Network
Event
Western Red Cedar die-off in Pacific Spirit Park
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
5 Aug 2020
LEO Network
Event
Southern resident whales returning later to Salish Sea in ‘drastic’ change
Strait of Georgia
1 Jul 2020
Times Colonist
Event
Northern anchovy blooms bring more sea life to Burrard Inlet
Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada
14 Jun 2020
CBC
Event
Orca pod makes rare appearance in Vancouver’s False Creek
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
12 Jun 2020
Global News
Event
Multiple bear sightings in Saanich, near UVic
Oak Bay, British Columbia, Canada
5 Jun 2020
Victoria Buzz
Event
Black bears on the move: more heading south
Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
4 Jun 2020
CHEK
Event
Humpback whales numbers swell in the Strait of Juan de Fuca
Clallam Bay, Washington, United States
3 Jun 2020
LEO Network
Event
Invasive Himalayan Blackberry Out-competing Native Bushes
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
2 Jun 2020
LEO Network
Event
Caught on cam: Tornado touches down on Vancouver Island
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
21 May 2020
ctvnews
Event
Humpback whale breaching east of Vancouver spotted by Burnaby seniors
Burrard Inlet, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
15 May 2020
CBC News
Event
Invasive Common Wall Lizard Continues to Spread, Saanich
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
1 May 2020
LEO Network
Event
Juvenile grey whale caught on camera in Nanoose Bay
Nanoose Bay, British Columbia, Canada
25 Apr 2020
CTV News
Event
Pollen in Abundance: A Stress Crop?
Langford, British Columbia, Canada
14 Apr 2020
LEO Network
Event
Urban Deer Playing
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
31 Mar 2020
LEO Network
Event
Single Amphibian Individual in Still Creek
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
27 Mar 2020
LEO Network
Event
Two North Shore ski mountains, Buntzen Lake closed because of rain
Anmore, British Columbia, Canada
31 Jan 2020
Vancouver Sun
Event
Ferries cancelled, flood watch issued as storm wallops B.C. South Coast
Greater Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
3 Jan 2020
CBC
Event
Massive anchovy school in White Rock draws a crowd
White Rock, British Columbia, Canada
29 Dec 2019
Vancouver Sun
Event
Anchovies take over White Rock shores
White Rock, British Columbia, Canada
28 Dec 2019
Facebook Watch
Event
Seabird Aggregation Over Abundant Northern Anchovy (
Engraulis mordax
)
White Rock, British Columbia, Canada
18 Dec 2019
Twitter
Event
Rare flock of birds spotted in Oak Bay
Oak Bay, British Columbia, Canada
29 Nov 2019
Victoria News
Event
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
Event
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
Brown Booby
(Sula leucogaster)
offshore of Vancouver
Sturgeon Bank Wildlife Management Area, British Columbia, Canada
1 Oct 2019
Twitter
Event
Abundance of Hemlock Looper Moths
(Lambdina fiscellaria)
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
12 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
Moth population takes flight in North Vancouver
Lynn Canyon, British Columbia, Canada
10 Sep 2019
North Shore News
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
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
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
Salal (
Gaultheria shallon
) dying, tops showing dry brown leaves
Burnaby Mountain, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
28 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
Heart of White Rock breaks along with pier
White Rock, British Columbia, Canada
20 Dec 2018
CBC
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
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