Near Sooke

	Ocean / Sea	32
	Fish	27
	Unusual Range / Sighting	25
	Surface Waters / Wetlands	20
	Weather	20
	Birds	16
	Marine Mammals	16
	Sports / Recreation	14
	Plants / Kelp	13
	Human Health	12
	Death / Die-off / Decline	11
	Unusual Size / Abundance	8
	Seasonal Timing	7
	Drought	6
	Fungi	6
	Invertebrates	6
	Land	6
	Buildings	5
	Land Mammals	5
	Pets	5
	Unusual Animal Behavior	4
	Cultural Impact	4
	Food Security	4
	Insects	4
	Microbes	4
	Safety	4
	Algal Bloom	3
	Economic Impact	3
	Ice / Snow Change	3
	Agriculture	2
	Extreme Precipitation	2
	Extreme Temperature	2
	Fisheries	2
	Groundwater	2
	Livestock	2
	Reptiles	2
	Sanitation	2
	Transportation	2
	Water Security	2
	Fire	2
	Air Quality	1
	Air	1
	Deformity / Disease / Injury	1
	Erosion	1
	Flooding / Draining	1
	Harvest Change	1
	Infestation	1
	Parasite	1
	Rain on Snow	1
	Storm Surge	1
	Cyclone / Hurricane	1
	Pathogen	1
	Surface Waters / Wetlands	1

	2023	4
	2022	1
	2021	4
	2020	10
	2019	21
	2018	16
	2017	14
	2016	10
	2015	1
	2014	2
	2012	2
	2009	3

	January	5
	February	6
	March	2
	April	4
	May	10
	June	13
	July	7
	August	8
	September	12
	October	11
	November	7
	December	3

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	Fall	30
	Summer	28
	Spring	16
	Winter	14

Tribe catches coho salmon on free-flowing Elwha River, a first since dam removals

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

Discovery of fly larvae positive sign for salmon

Chinook salmon returning in surprising numbers to Cowichan River

Pine Siskin Salmonellosis Outbreak

An Increase of Hail in Victoria, British Columbia

Rare King-of-the-salmon fish found on Vancouver Island

Rare fish washes ashore at Whiffen Spit

Multiple bear sightings in Saanich, near UVic

Black bears on the move: more heading south

Humpback whales numbers swell in the Strait of Juan de Fuca

Invasive Himalayan Blackberry Out-competing Native Bushes

Caught on cam: Tornado touches down on Vancouver Island

Invasive Common Wall Lizard Continues to Spread, Saanich

Pollen in Abundance: A Stress Crop?

Urban Deer Playing

Rare flock of birds spotted in Oak Bay

Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) Sighting, Rare on Vancouver Island

Rare bird sighting brings crowds of birding enthusiasts to Vancouver Island

Hybrid salmon discovered by scientists on Vancouver Island

Schools of California Anchovy (Engraulis mordax)

Poisonous porcupine fish arrives on Island shores — a B.C. first

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

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

Victoria sets rainfall record amid very dry June

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

Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) Feeding in Haro Strait

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

Intrusion of Beach Stones and Saltwater into the Coastal Forest

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

Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) die-off French Beach

Sea otter (Enhydra lutris) living near Race Rocks

'A really, really significant sighting': Vancouver Island birdwatchers aflutter over unusual arrival

Rare sighting of lone Brown Pelican in Oak Bay waters

Red Cedar (Thuja plicata) mortality from drought stress

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)

Rare killer whale sighting in Victoria's Inner Harbour

What is Eating Garry Oak (Quercus garryana) Leaves?

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

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

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

Victoria breaks rainfall record for November

Wednesday's warm weather record-breaking in Duncan

King-of-the-salmon (Trachipterus altivelis) stranded on beach

'Very rare' King-of-the-Salmon fish found on Vancouver Island beach

Rare "king-of-the-salmon" washes up on Oak Bay beach

Dry Koksilah River threatens fish in Cowichan Valley

Increase in Common Raven (Corvus corax) abundance

Warning about Death Cap mushrooms in Victoria and Vancouver

Death cap mushrooms popping up early in Uplands

Death cap mushrooms beginning to return to Victoria

Potentially fatal death cap mushrooms spotted in Victoria neighbourhood

Fewer European Earwigs (Forficula auricularia) in Victoria, BC

Leaping lizards! Victoria under invasion

Victoria Day heat a 10-year Duncan high

December Blossoms of Japanese Flowering Cherry (Prunus subhirtella)

Sand lance (Ammodytes personatus) school

Juvenile Sand lance (Ammodytes personatus) intertidal burrowing

Garry Oak (Quercus garryana) Leaves and Flowers Opening in November

Juvenile Pacific Herring ball (Clupea pallasii)

Mixed schools of Sandlance (Ammodytes personatus) and Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii)

Surf smelt (Hypomesus prestiosus) school

Shift of Diverse Subtidal Community to Sea Cucumber (Holothuroidea) Barrens

Dolphins in Salish Sea signal warming worries