Many mature Sitka spruce trees dying off from French Beach south into Sooke along waterfront. Many dead partway up and needles thin.

The threshold for closure is set at 80 parts per million, but concentration in those areas were found to be as high as 1,300 parts per million.The warning applies to oysters, clams, scallops, mussels and geoduck.

Three new humpback whales have been identified off the East Coast of Vancouver Island as that species makes a massive comeback in our waters.

At least 11 people were killed across Italy as a result of severe storms, authorities say.

Red tide has contributed to or is suspected in the deaths of nearly 190 manatees so far this year.

Ringed seal (Phoca hispida) found with jelly-like meat texture and thin skin near the armpit and ribcage.

For 300 years, glacial runoff was the major water source for Kluane Lake, flowing in by way of the Slims River. But in May 2016, Kluane Lake levels dropped precipitously. The problem was a case of "river piracy" — incredibly rare, and hugely significant. The terminus or end of the Kaskawulsh glacier had receded enough that a glacial lake that fed the Slims River suddenly drained when the glacier outflow found a new direction to a new river.

Scientists search for options as coastal farms surrender to salt water

Gray Catbird found northwest of its normal range.

Dead sea otter (Enhydra lutris) found on the beach with no obvious sign of injury although it did show signs of hair loss.

Climate change is causing trouble on Herschel Island.

Large egg case found on beach, perhaps belonging to a Big Skate (Raja binoculata)

Residents of the U.S. territory were bracing for months without electricity or running water in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Yutu.

Sea Nettle (Chrysaora melanaster) jellyfish washed up on the beach.

A 100-foot vessel, the Polar Bear, ended up aground on an island across a channel from the town.

Sea Star (Pisaster ochraceus) appears sick but is actually healthy.

East Island, a strip of gravel and sand northwest of Honolulu, "appears to be under water" after Hurricane Walaka surged past Hawaii, officials said.

Two quakes shook the coast of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Tuesday night about 45 miles offshore of the community of Hooper Bay.

The animals are thought to have contracted the disease from exposure to dormant anthrax spores in the soil of a feeding site on a farm. This is the first documented case of anthrax in livestock in B.C