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Drought in the Saanich PeninsulaNorth Saanich, British Columbia, Canada 14 May 2023 |
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Fish arriving in revitalized stream in View Royal, B.C.View Royal, British Columbia, Canada 16 Feb 2023 
Vancouver Island
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Record-breaking numbers of whales were spotted off Victoria’s coast in 2022Salish Sea 11 Jan 2023
Victoria Buzz
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Photographer finds massive octopus dead on Vancouver Island shoreCherry Point, British Columbia, Canada 10 May 2022
Victoria Times Colonist
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Rare clash between two distinct kinds of orcas in the Salish Sea — and the endangered fish-eaters wonPoint Roberts, Washington, United States 12 Oct 2021
KNKX Public Radio
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Chinook salmon returning in surprising numbers to Cowichan RiverCowichan River 29 Sep 2021
CHEK
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'Unprecedented' absence of southern resident killer whales from Salish SeaSalish Sea 21 Jul 2021
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Intertidal life after significant heat waveMalahat Drive 29 Jun 2021 |
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Arbutus trees under stress on Gabriola IslandNanaimo, British Columbia, Canada 1 Apr 2021 |
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Ferries cancelled as high winds hit Metro Vancouver, Gulf IslandsTsawwassen, British Columbia, Canada 26 Feb 2021
CBC
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Pine Siskin Salmonellosis OutbreakNorth Saanich, British Columbia, Canada 31 Jan 2021 |
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Black bears on the move: more heading southSaanich, British Columbia, Canada 4 Jun 2020
CHEK
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Invasive Common Wall Lizard Continues to Spread, SaanichVictoria, British Columbia, Canada 1 May 2020 |
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Pollen in Abundance: A Stress Crop?Langford, British Columbia, Canada 14 Apr 2020 |
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Rare bird sighting brings crowds of birding enthusiasts to Vancouver IslandPanama Flats, Victoria, BC, Canada 19 Oct 2019
CHEK
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Hybrid salmon discovered by scientists on Vancouver IslandCowichan River, British Columbia, Canada 12 Oct 2019
CBC
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Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster) offshore of VancouverSturgeon Bank Wildlife Management Area, British Columbia, Canada 1 Oct 2019
Twitter
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Invasive Asian giant hornets found on Vancouver IslandNanaimo, British Columbia, Canada 11 Sep 2019
CTV News
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Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) at St Margerats BaySt. Margerats Bay, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 5 Sep 2019 |
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Blue-green algae advisory in effect for Prior Lake on Vancouver IslandPrior Lake, British Columbia, Canada 29 Aug 2019
CBC
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Blue-green algae advisory in effect for Prior Lake on Vancouver IslandPrior Lake, British Columbia, Canada 29 Aug 2019
CBC
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Lake water to be pumped into B.C. river due to severe droughtLake Cowichan, British Columbia, Canada 27 Aug 2019
CBC
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CRD warns visitors, dog owners of toxic algae in Beaver LakeElk Lake, British Columbia, Canada 10 Aug 2019
Victoria News
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Invasive poison hemlock a growing concern on Vancouver IslandCapital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada 10 Jul 2019
Vancouver Island
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TenTen Creek return of Salmon SpeciesNorth Saanich, British Columbia, Canada 1 Jul 2019 |
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It’s spring, but B.C. is sounding the alarm on droughtBritish Columbia, Canada 11 Jun 2019
Port Alberni Valley News
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Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) Feeding in Haro StraitHaro Strait, Canada 19 May 2019 |
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Extreme weather sparks large die off of Cedar on Vancouver IslandEast Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada 15 May 2019
CHEK
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Climate change effects obvious on Cowichan River, wildfire seasonCowichan River, British Columbia, Canada 13 May 2019
Cowichan Valley Citizen
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Dead grey whale towed to Institute of Ocean Sciences in Sidney for necropsySidney Channel, British Columbia, Canada 5 Apr 2019
CHEK
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Eagle preys on duck on Saanich PeninsulaNorth Saanich, British Columbia, Canada 26 Feb 2019
Victoria News
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72 dead baby sharks removed from dead pregnant shark during necropsy at Coles BayColes Bay, Saanich, BC 7 Feb 2019 |
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Pregnant shark washes up on Vancouver Island shorelineNorth Saanich, British Columbia, Canada 6 Feb 2019
Vancouver Island
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Pregnant Bluntnose Sixgill Shark (Hexanchus griseus) in Coles BayCole Bay, British Columbia, Canada 5 Feb 2019 |
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Hundreds of sea lions take over docks of Cowichan BayDuncan, British Columbia, Canada 14 Nov 2018
CHEK
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Three new humpback whales identified off east Vancouver IslandStrait of Georgia, British Columbia, Canada 30 Oct 2018
CHEK
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Dead and dying birds rain down in unexplained occurrence in B.C. communityTsawwassen, British Columbia, Canada 21 Sep 2018
National Post
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Red Cedar (Thuja plicata) mortality from drought stressVictoria, British Columbia, Canada 3 Sep 2018 |
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Drought has volunteers walking Cowichan Lake area’s dry rivers and creek-beds looking for stranded fish fryCowichan Lake Area, British Columbia, Canada 22 Aug 2018
Lake Cowichan Gazette
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Warning issued after toxic death cap mushrooms found in Greater VictoriaCedar Hill Golf Course, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 17 Jul 2018
Times Colonist
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Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) Foraging in Re-occupied Soft Bottom HabitatsHaro Strait, British Columbia, Canada 21 Jun 2018 |
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Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) Targeting Forage Fish in Open WaterIsland View Beach, British Columbia, Canada 21 Jun 2018 |
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Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) Sighted in the Haro StraitIsland View Beach Regional Park 8 Jun 2018 |
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'Set net' of Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)Island View Beach, Saanich, British Columbia, Canada 8 Jun 2018 |
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Where salmon recreational fishing will be closed to boost orcasGulf Islands, British Columbia, Canada 2 Jun 2018
Times Colonist
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Gulf Islanders raise alarm over too many whale-watching boatsSouthern Gulf Islands, British Columbia, Canada 26 May 2018
CBC News
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California Quail (Callipepla californica) Expanding Poleward24 May 2018 |
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Pair of Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris) Observed in Cordova ChannelTsawout First Nation Beach, British Columbia, Canada 19 May 2018 |
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Bivalves recently cracked by sea otters (Enhydra lutris) indicating re-occupationIsland View Beach, British Columbia, Canada 7 Apr 2018 |
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Vancouver Island cholera outbreak 'a unique situation,' health officials sayNanaimo, British Columbia, Canada 25 Mar 2018
Vancouver Sun
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Cholera found in herring eggs from Oceanside areaNanaimo, British Columbia, Canada 23 Mar 2018
NanaimonewsNOW
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Unseasonably early daffodils prompt wish for cold weather on B.C. farmNorth Saanich, British Columbia, Canada 9 Feb 2018
Lake Cowichan Gazette
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Wednesday's warm weather record-breaking in DuncanDuncan, British Columbia, Canada 24 Nov 2017
Cowichan Valley Citizen
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Dry Koksilah River threatens fish in Cowichan ValleyKoksiloh River, British Columbia, Canada 5 Sep 2017
Lake Cowichan Gazette
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Juvenile Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii) in southern coastal BCSouthern BC Waters 2 Sep 2017 |
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Increase in Common Raven (Corvus corax) abundanceVictoria, British Columbia, Canada 22 Aug 2017 |
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Leaping lizards! Victoria under invasionVictoria, British Columbia, Canada 27 May 2017
Times Colonist
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Victoria Day heat a 10-year Duncan highDuncan, British Columbia, Canada 25 May 2017
Lake Cowichan Gazette
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No assurance that water in Cowichan River now will help with summer droughtLake Cowichan, British Columbia, Canada 5 Apr 2017
Lake Cowichan Gazette
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Herring spawn on eelgrassCoal Port, Delta, British Columbia, Canada 2 Apr 2017 |
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Herring spawn near Lily PointNear Lily Point, Point Roberts, Washington, United States 25 Mar 2017 |
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Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) near VancouverSturgeon Bank Wildlife Management Area, British Columbia, Canada 10 Mar 2017 |
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Sand lance (Ammodytes personatus) schoolIsland View Beach 1 Dec 2016 |
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Juvenile Sand lance (Ammodytes personatus) intertidal burrowingVictoria, British Columbia, Canada 3 Nov 2016 |
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Juvenile Pacific Herring ball (Clupea pallasii)Henderson Point, North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada 10 Oct 2016 |
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Surf smelt (Hypomesus prestiosus) school15m north of the Island View Beach boat ramp 28 Sep 2016 |
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Increasing Sea Surface Temperature at Entrance IslandEntrance Island, British Columbia, Canada 19 Sep 2016 |
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Large school of post-larval California anchovy (Engraulis mordax)Trincomali Channel, Valdes Island 23 Aug 2016 |
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Fraser River sockeye salmon at lowest numbers since records began in 1893Fraser River, British Columbia, Canada 22 Aug 2016
Georgia Straight Vancouver's News & Entertainment Weekly
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Stage 3 Water Restrictions in Shawnigan Lake, BCShawnigan Lake, BC 20 Apr 2016 |
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Big Mama and the return of the humpback whales to the Salish SeaSalish Sea 17 Jun 2015
Georgia Straight Vancouver's News & Entertainment Weekly
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B.C.'s Cowichan River in danger of drying upDuncan, British Columbia, Canada 2 Oct 2012
CBC News
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Bird experts aflutter over drop in rufous hummingbird numbersCentral Saanich, British Columbia, Canada 16 Aug 2012
Times Colonist
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