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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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The wall lizard invasion of Vancouver Island
Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada
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Powell River, British Columbia, Canada
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Dolphin Beach, British Columbia, Canada
28 Aug 2021
CBC
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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
Port Alberni Valley News
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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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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
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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
14 Jul 2021
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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1 Jul 2021
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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
30 Jun 2021
CBC
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Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
1 Apr 2021
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Tsawwassen, British Columbia, Canada
26 Feb 2021
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13 Jan 2021
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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
17 Nov 2020
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North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
8 Sep 2020
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Western Red Cedar die-off in Pacific Spirit Park
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
5 Aug 2020
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Fisherman snags barracuda off Vancouver Island in rare encounter
Alberni Inlet, Vancouver Island, Canada
13 Jul 2020
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Southern resident whales returning later to Salish Sea in ‘drastic’ change
Strait of Georgia
1 Jul 2020
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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
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Humpback whale breaching east of Vancouver spotted by Burnaby seniors
Burrard Inlet, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
15 May 2020
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Juvenile grey whale caught on camera in Nanoose Bay
Nanoose Bay, British Columbia, Canada
25 Apr 2020
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Single Amphibian Individual in Still Creek
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
27 Mar 2020
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Anmore, British Columbia, Canada
31 Jan 2020
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Greater Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
3 Jan 2020
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Puntledge River, Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada
6 Dec 2019
Victoria News
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Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
3 Dec 2019
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Hybrid salmon discovered by scientists on Vancouver Island
Cowichan River, British Columbia, Canada
12 Oct 2019
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Vancouver broke a 103-year-old temperature record today
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
10 Oct 2019
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Young Beaver
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Somewhere North of Courtenay
4 Oct 2019
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Hypothermic tropical sea turtle rescued from waters near Port Alberni
Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada
3 Oct 2019
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Brown Booby
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offshore of Vancouver
Sturgeon Bank Wildlife Management Area, British Columbia, Canada
1 Oct 2019
Twitter
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Declining Snow and Summer Rain in the Alberni Valley
Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada
17 Sep 2019
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Abundance of Hemlock Looper Moths
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Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
12 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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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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Lake water to be pumped into B.C. river due to severe drought
Lake Cowichan, British Columbia, Canada
27 Aug 2019
CBC
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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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TenTen Creek return of Salmon Species
North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
1 Jul 2019
LEO Network
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It’s spring, but B.C. is sounding the alarm on drought
British Columbia, Canada
11 Jun 2019
Port Alberni Valley News
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Another dead grey whale found off B.C. coast
Boundary Bay, Canada
6 Jun 2019
CBC
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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
CHEK
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Climate change effects obvious on Cowichan River, wildfire season
Cowichan River, British Columbia, Canada
13 May 2019
Cowichan Valley Citizen
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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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B.C.'s salal shrubs are dying and extreme weather could be the culprit
coastal British Columbia, Canada
8 May 2019
CBC
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Salal (
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Burnaby Mountain, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
28 Apr 2019
LEO Network
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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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72 dead baby sharks removed from dead pregnant shark during necropsy at Coles Bay
Coles Bay, Saanich, BC
7 Feb 2019
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Pregnant shark washes up on Vancouver Island shoreline
North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
6 Feb 2019
Vancouver Island
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Pregnant Bluntnose Sixgill Shark (
Hexanchus griseus
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Cole Bay, British Columbia, Canada
5 Feb 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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Hundreds of sea lions take over docks of Cowichan Bay
Duncan, British Columbia, Canada
14 Nov 2018
CHEK
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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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Vancouver temperatures hit an all-time record low yesterday
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
5 Oct 2018
Daily Hive
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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
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Black-tailed Gull
(Larus crassirostris)
in Lund/Powell River
Powell River, British Columbia, Canada
13 Sep 2018
BC Rare Bird Alert
Event
Common Ringed Plover
(Charadrius hiaticula)
in Campbell River
Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada
5 Sep 2018
BC Rare Bird Alert
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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
Event
White-winged Dove
(Zenaida asiatica)
in Port Renfrew
Port Renfrew, British Columbia, Canada
22 Aug 2018
Event
Northernmost American Bullfrog
(Lithobates catesbeianus)
Observation on iNaturalist
Inland Lake Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada
21 Aug 2018
iNaturalist.org
Event
Thick smoke in the Alberni Valley, lasting days
Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada
15 Aug 2018
LEO Network
Event
Ship Creek Almost Dry
Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada
7 Aug 2018
LEO Network
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
Where salmon recreational fishing will be closed to boost orcas
Gulf Islands, British Columbia, Canada
2 Jun 2018
Times Colonist
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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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Old-growth logging in Nahmint Valley
Nahmint Valley, British Columbia, Canada
26 May 2018
CHEK
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Gulf Islanders raise alarm over too many whale-watching boats
Southern Gulf Islands, British Columbia, Canada
26 May 2018
CBC News
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California Quail
(Callipepla californica)
Expanding Poleward
24 May 2018
LEO Network
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"Total devastation": Dozens of fish killed in North, West Vancouver streams
West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
7 May 2018
CBC News
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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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Chordgrass (
Spartina
sp.) eradication at Goose Spit
Goose Spit Regional Park, Comox, British Columbia, Canada
5 Dec 2017
LEO Network
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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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Wednesday's warm weather record-breaking in Duncan
Duncan, British Columbia, Canada
24 Nov 2017
Cowichan Valley Citizen
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What's That We're Hearing? Sea Otters in the Salish Sea?
Cortez Island, British Columbia, Canada
15 Nov 2017
BC Seakayak
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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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