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1 - 35 of 35
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
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
'Unprecedented' absence of southern resident killer whales from Salish Sea
Salish Sea
21 Jul 2021
Vancouver Island
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
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
Invasive Common Wall Lizard Continues to Spread, Saanich
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
1 May 2020
LEO Network
Event
Massive anchovy school in White Rock draws a crowd
White Rock, British Columbia, Canada
29 Dec 2019
Vancouver Sun
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
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
Invasive Asian giant hornets found on Vancouver Island
Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
11 Sep 2019
CTV News
Event
Brown Pelican
(Pelecanus occidentalis)
at St Margerats Bay
St. Margerats Bay, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
5 Sep 2019
LEO Network
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
Gray Whale (
Eschrichtius robustus
) Feeding in Haro Strait
Haro Strait, Canada
19 May 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
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
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
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Rare sighting of lone Brown Pelican in Oak Bay waters
Oak Bay, British Columbia, Canada
5 Sep 2018
Victoria News
Event
White-winged Dove
(Zenaida asiatica)
in Port Renfrew
Port Renfrew, British Columbia, Canada
22 Aug 2018
Event
Pair of Sea Otters
(Enhydra lutris)
Observed in Cordova Channel
Tsawout First Nation Beach, British Columbia, Canada
19 May 2018
LEO Network
Event
Unusual Depressions in Lummi Tideflats
Marietta, Washington, United States
28 Feb 2017
LEO Network
Event
Brown Pelicans In BC Waters
Discovery Island, Oak Bay, British Columbia, Canada
14 May 2009
Vancouver Sun
Event
First Elephant Seal Born at Race Rocks
Race Rocks Ecological Reserve, British Columbia, Canada
31 Jan 2009
Race Rocks Ecological Reserve- Marine mammals, seabirds
Event
Lack of food drives away southern resident killer whales
Salish Sea
Times Colonist
Event
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