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Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Found in Seals on Marrowstone Island in Puget Sound
Marrowstone, Washington, United States
25 Aug 2023
NOAA
Event
Record-breaking numbers of whales were spotted off Victoria’s coast in 2022
Salish Sea
11 Jan 2023
Victoria Buzz
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
Humpback whales numbers swell in the Strait of Juan de Fuca
Clallam Bay, Washington, United States
3 Jun 2020
LEO Network
Event
Massive anchovy school in White Rock draws a crowd
White Rock, British Columbia, Canada
29 Dec 2019
Vancouver Sun
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
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
Another dead grey whale found off B.C. coast
Boundary Bay, Canada
6 Jun 2019
CBC
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
Hundreds of sea lions take over docks of Cowichan Bay
Duncan, British Columbia, Canada
14 Nov 2018
CHEK
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
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
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Sea Otter
(Enhydra lutris)
Foraging in Re-occupied Soft Bottom Habitats
Haro Strait, 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
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
Event
Gulf Islanders raise alarm over too many whale-watching boats
Southern Gulf Islands, British Columbia, Canada
26 May 2018
CBC News
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
Event
Endangered Orcas Are Starving. Should We Start Feeding Them?
Puget Sound, Washington, United States
24 Jan 2018
NW News Network
Event
Gray Whale (
Eschrichtius robustus
) near Vancouver
Sturgeon Bank Wildlife Management Area, British Columbia, Canada
10 Mar 2017
LEO Network
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Another Puget Sound orca dies — 5th in a year
Puget Sound, Washington, United States
22 Dec 2016
Seattle Times
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Dolphins in Salish Sea signal warming worries
14 Jun 2016
Times Colonist
Event
Big Mama and the return of the humpback whales to the Salish Sea
Salish Sea
17 Jun 2015
Georgia Straight Vancouver's News & Entertainment Weekly
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Sea Otter
(Enhydra lutris)
Sighted at Possession Point, Southern Vancouver Islan
Sooke, British Columbia, Canada
1 Sep 2014
LEO Network
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Rare and friendly sea otter spotted in waters off Saanich
Ten Mile Point, British Columbia, Canada
14 Aug 2014
Times Colonist
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First Elephant Seal Born at Race Rocks
Race Rocks Ecological Reserve, British Columbia, Canada
31 Jan 2009
Race Rocks Ecological Reserve- Marine mammals, seabirds
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Lack of food drives away southern resident killer whales
Salish Sea
Times Colonist
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