Near North Cowichan

	Fish	28
	Ocean / Sea	28
	Surface Waters / Wetlands	23
	Unusual Range / Sighting	17
	Weather	17
	Marine Mammals	15
	Birds	11
	Death / Die-off / Decline	11
	Human Health	10
	Drought	9
	Sports / Recreation	9
	Plants / Kelp	8
	Seasonal Timing	8
	Unusual Size / Abundance	6
	Cultural Impact	5
	Land	5
	Pets	5
	Unusual Animal Behavior	4
	Extreme Temperature	4
	Buildings	4
	Microbes	4
	Algal Bloom	3
	Economic Impact	3
	Food Security	3
	Groundwater	3
	Invertebrates	3
	Land Mammals	3
	Ice / Snow Change	3
	Water Security	3
	Deformity / Disease / Injury	2
	Fisheries	2
	Fungi	2
	Insects	2
	Reptiles	2
	Transportation	2
	Fire	2
	Air Quality	1
	Air	1
	Aquaculture	1
	Agriculture	1
	Atmosphere	1
	Extreme Precipitation	1
	Extreme Wind	1
	Infestation	1
	Livestock	1
	Sanitation	1
	Vibrio parahaemolyticus	1
	Pathogen	1
	Surface Waters / Wetlands	1

	January	2
	February	7
	March	4
	April	7
	May	11
	June	8
	July	4
	August	9
	September	9
	October	7
	November	4
	December	1

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	Spring	22
	Summer	21
	Fall	20
	Winter	10

Near North Cowichan

Drought in the Saanich Peninsula

Fish arriving in revitalized stream in View Royal, B.C.

Record-breaking numbers of whales were spotted off Victoria’s coast in 2022

Photographer finds massive octopus dead on Vancouver Island shore

Rare clash between two distinct kinds of orcas in the Salish Sea — and the endangered fish-eaters won

Chinook salmon returning in surprising numbers to Cowichan River

'Unprecedented' absence of southern resident killer whales from Salish Sea

Arbutus trees under stress on Gabriola Island

Ferries cancelled as high winds hit Metro Vancouver, Gulf Islands

Pine Siskin Salmonellosis Outbreak

Black bears on the move: more heading south

Invasive Common Wall Lizard Continues to Spread, Saanich

Pollen in Abundance: A Stress Crop?

Rare bird sighting brings crowds of birding enthusiasts to Vancouver Island

Hybrid salmon discovered by scientists on Vancouver Island

Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster) offshore of Vancouver

Invasive Asian giant hornets found on Vancouver Island

Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) at St Margerats Bay

Blue-green algae advisory in effect for Prior Lake on Vancouver Island

Blue-green algae advisory in effect for Prior Lake on Vancouver Island

Lake water to be pumped into B.C. river due to severe drought

CRD warns visitors, dog owners of toxic algae in Beaver Lake

Invasive poison hemlock a growing concern on Vancouver Island

TenTen Creek return of Salmon Species

It’s spring, but B.C. is sounding the alarm on drought

Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) Feeding in Haro Strait

Extreme weather sparks large die off of Cedar on Vancouver Island

Climate change effects obvious on Cowichan River, wildfire season

Dead grey whale towed to Institute of Ocean Sciences in Sidney for necropsy

Eagle preys on duck on Saanich Peninsula

72 dead baby sharks removed from dead pregnant shark during necropsy at Coles Bay

Pregnant shark washes up on Vancouver Island shoreline

Pregnant Bluntnose Sixgill Shark (Hexanchus griseus) in Coles Bay

Hundreds of sea lions take over docks of Cowichan Bay

Three new humpback whales identified off east Vancouver Island

Dead and dying birds rain down in unexplained occurrence in B.C. community

Red Cedar (Thuja plicata) mortality from drought stress

Drought has volunteers walking Cowichan Lake area’s dry rivers and creek-beds looking for stranded fish fry

Warning issued after toxic death cap mushrooms found in Greater Victoria

Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) Foraging in Re-occupied Soft Bottom Habitats

Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) Targeting Forage Fish in Open Water

Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) Sighted in the Haro Strait

'Set net' of Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)

Where salmon recreational fishing will be closed to boost orcas

Gulf Islanders raise alarm over too many whale-watching boats

California Quail (Callipepla californica) Expanding Poleward

Pair of Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris) Observed in Cordova Channel

Bivalves recently cracked by sea otters (Enhydra lutris) indicating re-occupation

Vancouver Island cholera outbreak 'a unique situation,' health officials say

Cholera found in herring eggs from Oceanside area

Unseasonably early daffodils prompt wish for cold weather on B.C. farm

Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata) Mortality

Wednesday's warm weather record-breaking in Duncan

Dry Koksilah River threatens fish in Cowichan Valley

Juvenile Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii) in southern coastal BC

Increase in Common Raven (Corvus corax) abundance

Leaping lizards! Victoria under invasion

Victoria Day heat a 10-year Duncan high

No assurance that water in Cowichan River now will help with summer drought

Herring spawn on eelgrass

Herring spawn near Lily Point

Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) near Vancouver

Sand lance (Ammodytes personatus) school

Juvenile Sand lance (Ammodytes personatus) intertidal burrowing

Juvenile Pacific Herring ball (Clupea pallasii)

Surf smelt (Hypomesus prestiosus) school

Increasing Sea Surface Temperature at Entrance Island

Large school of post-larval California anchovy (Engraulis mordax)

Fraser River sockeye salmon at lowest numbers since records began in 1893

Stage 3 Water Restrictions in Shawnigan Lake, BC

Big Mama and the return of the humpback whales to the Salish Sea

B.C.'s Cowichan River in danger of drying up

Bird experts aflutter over drop in rufous hummingbird numbers