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Orcas spotted in Penn Cove for the first time in over five decades
Oak Harbor, Washington, United States
7 Nov 2024
king5.com
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British Columbia
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Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
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CBC
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Drought in the Saanich Peninsula
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14 May 2023
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B.C.’s sea life is bouncing back, slowly, after the 2021 heat dome
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The Narwhal
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Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
9 Jun 2022
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Invasive European green crab found in Nuu-chah-nulth territories
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14 Dec 2021
Ha-Shilth-Sa
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Frac-out of Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project drilling under Fraser River
Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada
20 Nov 2021
LEO Network
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Conditions improve at B.C. pump station at catastrophic risk; Whatcom expects minimal impact
Bellingham, Washington, United States
17 Nov 2021
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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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Wild day for hundreds trapped by double mudslides on B.C.'s Highway 7
Agassiz, British Columbia, Canada
14 Nov 2021
vancouversun
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A timeline of how once-in-a-century flooding unfolded across B.C.
Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
12 Nov 2021
A Timeline of How Once In a Century Flooding Unfolded Across B.C.
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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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Rhododendrons blooming in late October
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
30 Oct 2021
LEO Network
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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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Mysterious smelly fat blobs pollute West Vancouver beach
West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
17 Aug 2021
North Shore News
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1st live Asian giant 'murder hornet' of 2021 spotted in Washington state
Blaine, Washington, United States
13 Aug 2021
Alaska Public Media
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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
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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
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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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Extreme heat cooks shellfish alive on Puget Sound beaches
Anacortes, Washington, United States
26 Jun 2021
KUOW
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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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Power restored to more than 140,000 homes after B.C. windstorm
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
13 Jan 2021
CBC
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COVID-19: Outbreak declared at Fraser Valley mink farm
Fraser Valley, British Columbia, Canada
7 Dec 2020
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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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Entomologists vacuum Asian giant hornets out of first nest found in Whatcom County
Blaine, Washington, United States
24 Oct 2020
king5.com
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Second year of Hemlock Looper Moth (
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North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
8 Sep 2020
LEO Network
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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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Northern anchovy blooms bring more sea life to Burrard Inlet
Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada
14 Jun 2020
CBC
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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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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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Single Amphibian Individual in Still Creek
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
27 Mar 2020
LEO Network
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Two North Shore ski mountains, Buntzen Lake closed because of rain
Anmore, British Columbia, Canada
31 Jan 2020
Vancouver Sun
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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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Massive anchovy school in White Rock draws a crowd
White Rock, British Columbia, Canada
29 Dec 2019
Vancouver Sun
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Anchovies take over White Rock shores
White Rock, British Columbia, Canada
28 Dec 2019
Facebook Watch
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Seabird Aggregation Over Abundant Northern Anchovy (
Engraulis mordax
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White Rock, British Columbia, Canada
18 Dec 2019
Twitter
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Blue Jay
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Invasion of Cascadia
Cascadia Bioregion
28 Oct 2019
Twitter
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Vancouver broke a 103-year-old temperature record today
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
10 Oct 2019
Daily Hive
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Brown Booby
(Sula leucogaster)
offshore of Vancouver
Sturgeon Bank Wildlife Management Area, British Columbia, Canada
1 Oct 2019
Twitter
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Abundance of Hemlock Looper Moths
(Lambdina fiscellaria)
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
12 Sep 2019
LEO Network
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Outbreak of hemlock looper moth hits North Shore, Metro watersheds
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
11 Sep 2019
Vancouver Sun
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Moth population takes flight in North Vancouver
Lynn Canyon, British Columbia, Canada
10 Sep 2019
North Shore News
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Brown Pelican
(Pelecanus occidentalis)
at St Margerats Bay
St. Margerats Bay, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
5 Sep 2019
LEO Network
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Squamish volunteers opening up man-made dams stopping pink salmon
Stawamus River, British Columbia. Canada
26 Aug 2019
Squamish Chief
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West Vancouver closes popular beach due to bacteria levels
Ambleside Beach, West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
19 Jul 2019
CTV News
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Common Ringed Plover
(Charadrius hiaticula)
in Tsawwassen
Beach Grove lagoon at Boundary Bay Regional Park, BC, Canada
15 Jul 2019
Rare Bird Alert
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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
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TenTen Creek return of Salmon Species
North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
1 Jul 2019
LEO Network
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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
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Another dead grey whale found off B.C. coast
Boundary Bay, Canada
6 Jun 2019
CBC
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Washington governor declares drought emergency in almost half of state
Washington, USA
20 May 2019
CBC
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Gray Whale (
Eschrichtius robustus
) Feeding in Haro Strait
Haro Strait, Canada
19 May 2019
LEO Network
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Grey whales stranded in Boundary Bay freed, headed for deeper water
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
12 May 2019
Vancouver Sun
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Salal (
Gaultheria shallon
) dying, tops showing dry brown leaves
Burnaby Mountain, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
28 Apr 2019
LEO Network
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Dead grey whale towed to Institute of Ocean Sciences in Sidney for necropsy
Sidney Channel, British Columbia, Canada
5 Apr 2019
CHEK
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Eagle preys on duck on Saanich Peninsula
North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
26 Feb 2019
Victoria News
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Heart of White Rock breaks along with pier
White Rock, British Columbia, Canada
20 Dec 2018
CBC
Event
Vancouver temperatures hit an all-time record low yesterday
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
5 Oct 2018
Daily Hive
Event
Officials warn of potentially lethal levels of biotoxin in Bellingham Bay mussels
Bellingham, Washington, United States
4 Oct 2018
Longview Daily News
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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Dead and dying birds rain down in unexplained occurrence in B.C. community
Tsawwassen, British Columbia, Canada
21 Sep 2018
National Post
Event
Fraser River is now so warm it may kill migrating sockeye salmon
Fraser River, British Columbia, Canada
5 Aug 2018
CBC
Event
Hatzic Lake closed following reports of dead fish, discoloured water
Hatzic Lake, British Columbia, Canada
1 Aug 2018
CTV News Vancouver
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Red-brown algae blooms spotted in Puget Sound
Puget Sound, Washington, United States
26 Jul 2018
KING
Event
'Red tide' algal blooms appearing around B.C. coastal waters
Coastal Waters, British Columbia, Canada
18 Jul 2018
CBC News
Event
Exploding Salish Sea seal population sparks call for a cull
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
7 Jul 2018
Vancouver Sun
Event
Brown ocean water at White Rock beach caused by ‘algae bloom’
White Rock, British Columbia, Canada
6 Jul 2018
Peace Arch News
Event
Sea Otter
(Enhydra lutris)
Foraging in Re-occupied Soft Bottom Habitats
Haro Strait, British Columbia, Canada
21 Jun 2018
LEO Network
Event
Bald Eagle
(Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Targeting Forage Fish in Open Water
Island View Beach, 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
'Set net' of Great Blue Heron
(Ardea herodias)
Island View Beach, Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
8 Jun 2018
LEO Network
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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
B.C. on track to break records for dry weather in May
White Rock, British Columbia, Canada
31 May 2018
Lake Cowichan Gazette
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
"Total devastation": Dozens of fish killed in North, West Vancouver streams
West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
7 May 2018
CBC News
Event
16 temperature records broken around B.C.
Agassiz, British Columbia, Canada
26 Apr 2018
Lake Cowichan Gazette
Event
Bivalves recently cracked by sea otters (
Enhydra lutris
) indicating re-occupation
Island View Beach, British Columbia, Canada
7 Apr 2018
LEO Network
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Unseasonably early daffodils prompt wish for cold weather on B.C. farm
North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
9 Feb 2018
Lake Cowichan Gazette
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Salmon Spill Sends Thousands of Invasive Fish Swimming Up and Down the Pacific Coast
Cypress Island, Washington, United States
14 Sep 2017
Gizmodo
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Juvenile Pacific herring (
Clupea pallasii
) in southern coastal BC
Southern BC Waters
2 Sep 2017
LEO Network
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After Atlantic salmon spill, fish farms’ future under attack on both sides of border
Anacortes, Washington, United States
1 Sep 2017
The Seattle Times
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Mysterious, Brain-Like Blob Found in Lagoon
Lost Lagoon, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
31 Aug 2017
Event
Lummi Nation fishermen catch an estimated 20,000 Atlantic salmon following fish farm collapse
Cypress Island, Washington, United States
29 Aug 2017
CBC News
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Here’s what that farmed fish escape in Washington could mean for Alaska
Anacortes, Washington, United States
28 Aug 2017
Alaska Dispatch News
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U.S. First Nation declares state of emergency after Atlantic salmon spill near Victoria
Cypress Island, Washington, United States
24 Aug 2017
CBC News
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'Environmental Nightmare' After Thousands Of Atlantic Salmon Escape Fish Farm
Deepwater Bay, Washington, United States
24 Aug 2017
NPR.org
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Spill of farmed Atlantic salmon near San Juan Islands much bigger than first estimates
Cypress Island, Washington, United States
24 Aug 2017
The Seattle Times
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Atlantic salmon escape U.S. fish farm near B.C. waters
Cypress Island, Washington, United States
24 Aug 2017
The Globe and Mail
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Environmentalists question eclipse explanation for huge salmon dump
Skagit County, Washington, United States
23 Aug 2017
KGW8 NEWS
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