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Massive ocean sunfish spotted off Vancouver Island
Powell River, British Columbia, Canada
13 Sep 2023
Vancouver Island
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Invasive goldfish seen swimming under ice at Okanagan pond
Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada
3 Feb 2023
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The wall lizard invasion of Vancouver Island
Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada
27 Sep 2021
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Sea cucumber die-off near Vancouver Island
Dolphin Beach, British Columbia, Canada
28 Aug 2021
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More than 200 illegal fishing nets seized on Fraser River by fishery officers
Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada
20 Aug 2021
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Arbutus trees under stress on Gabriola Island
Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
1 Apr 2021
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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Juvenile grey whale caught on camera in Nanoose Bay
Nanoose Bay, British Columbia, Canada
25 Apr 2020
CTV News
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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
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Hypothermic tropical sea turtle rescued from waters near Port Alberni
Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada
3 Oct 2019
Times Colonist
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Declining Snow and Summer Rain in the Alberni Valley
Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada
17 Sep 2019
LEO Network
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Invasive Asian giant hornets found on Vancouver Island
Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
11 Sep 2019
CTV News
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Rare white ‘ghost orca’ spotted near Nanaimo
Northern Strait of Georgia
29 May 2019
Global News
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Extreme weather sparks large die off of Cedar on Vancouver Island
East Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
15 May 2019
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Trees Broken, Uprooted, Toppled by Wind
Beaufort Picnic Area, Cameron Lake, British Columbia
19 Apr 2019
LEO Network
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Windstorm and Widespread Forest Blowdown
Whisky Creek, British Columbia
10 Jan 2019
Port Alberni Valley News
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Dangerously high levels of Red Tide found in bivalve shellfish on B.C. coast
Sechelt, British Columbia, Canada
1 Nov 2018
Global News
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Three new humpback whales identified off east Vancouver Island
Strait of Georgia, British Columbia, Canada
30 Oct 2018
CHEK
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Drought has volunteers walking Cowichan Lake area’s dry rivers and creek-beds looking for stranded fish fry
Cowichan Lake Area, British Columbia, Canada
22 Aug 2018
Lake Cowichan Gazette
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Thick smoke in the Alberni Valley, lasting days
Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada
15 Aug 2018
LEO Network
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Ship Creek Almost Dry
Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada
7 Aug 2018
LEO Network
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European Starlings
(Sturnus vulgaris)
invaded our neighborhood and city
Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada
29 May 2018
LEO Network
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California Quail
(Callipepla californica)
Expanding Poleward
24 May 2018
LEO Network
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Shifting species composition of sealions at Hornby Island
Flora Islet, British Columbia, Canada
8 Apr 2018
LEO Network
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Vancouver Island cholera outbreak 'a unique situation,' health officials say
Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
25 Mar 2018
Vancouver Sun
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Cholera found in herring eggs from Oceanside area
Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
23 Mar 2018
NanaimonewsNOW
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Paper Mill Dam: Swimming Hole Monitoring
Paper Mill Dam, Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada
25 Nov 2017
LEO Network
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Atlantic salmon arrive in French Creek -- Not in a good way!
French Creek, British Columbia, Canada
10 Sep 2017
Fisherynation.com
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Wildfire smoke leads to weather alert on Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island, BC, Canada
5 Sep 2017
Victoria News
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Bumper harvest as herring return to Strait of Georgia in great numbers
French Creek, British Columbia, Canada
5 Mar 2017
Vancouver Sun
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Thousands of Dead Red Rock Crabs (
Cancer productus
) on Beach
Denman Island, British Columbia, Canada
30 Dec 2016
LEO Network
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Increasing Sea Surface Temperature at Entrance Island
Entrance Island, British Columbia, Canada
19 Sep 2016
LEO Network
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Increased Spread of Japanese Knotweed
Sechelt, British Columbia, Canada
23 Apr 2016
LEO Network
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Bullfrogs threaten B.C. ecosystems
Southwestern British Columbia
21 Jul 2015
Canadian Geographic
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Ocean acidity wipes out 10 million scallops near Qualicum Beach
Island Scallops Ltd., Vancouver Island, Canada
26 Feb 2014
Times Colonist
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Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) swallowing sand and pebbles
Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada
14 Jan 2009
LEO Network
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