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Massive ocean sunfish spotted off Vancouver Island

Powell River, British Columbia, Canada

13 Sep 2023

Vancouver Island

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Drought in the Saanich Peninsula

North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada

14 May 2023

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Capilano River sewage leak threatens salmon runs

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

13 Mar 2023

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Skunks found dead in Metro Vancouver had avian flu: government

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

13 Mar 2023

vancouversun

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Invasive goldfish seen swimming under ice at Okanagan pond

Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada

3 Feb 2023

Port Alberni Valley News

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

Salish Sea

11 Jan 2023

Victoria Buzz

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B.C.’s sea life is bouncing back, slowly, after the 2021 heat dome

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

11 Jul 2022

The Narwhal

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Photographer finds massive octopus dead on Vancouver Island shore

Cherry Point, British Columbia, Canada

10 May 2022

Victoria Times Colonist

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Encouraging signs in Huu-ay-aht rivers, despite salmon declines elsewhere

Anacla 12, British Columbia, Canada

1 Mar 2022

Ha-Shilth-Sa

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'It was terrifying': Rain and wind storm's impact felt across southern B.C.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

14 Nov 2021

vancouversun

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After waterspout and tornado warning, B.C. residents told to prepare for another coastal storm

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

7 Nov 2021

British Columbia

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

Point Roberts, Washington, United States

12 Oct 2021

KNKX Public Radio

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12 Oct -
14 Nov 2021

Mass stranding of pink salmon

Cheakamus River

30 Sep 2021

Global News

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Chinook salmon returning in surprising numbers to Cowichan River

Cowichan River

29 Sep 2021

CHEK

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The wall lizard invasion of Vancouver Island

Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada

27 Sep 2021

Macleans.ca

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27 - 30
Sep 2021

Sea cucumber die-off near Vancouver Island

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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17 - 28
Aug 2021

	B.C.'s heat wave may be to blame for several cases of shellfish poisoning Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 22 Jul 2021 CBC My Maps
	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 My Maps
	'Unprecedented' absence of southern resident killer whales from Salish Sea Salish Sea 21 Jul 2021 Vancouver Island My Maps
	West Coast drought puts fish and forests in dire straits Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 14 Jul 2021 Vancouver Island My Maps
	Number of deaths recorded during B.C.'s heat wave up to 808, coroners say Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 1 Jul 2021 CTV News My Maps
	Vancouver trees dry out as heat wave continues to take its toll Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 30 Jun 2021 CBC My Maps

30 Jun -
22 Jul 2021

Arbutus trees under stress on Gabriola Island

Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada

1 Apr 2021

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Ferries cancelled as high winds hit Metro Vancouver, Gulf Islands

Tsawwassen, British Columbia, Canada

26 Feb 2021

CBC

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Pine Siskin Salmonellosis Outbreak

North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada

31 Jan 2021

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Power restored to more than 140,000 homes after B.C. windstorm

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

13 Jan 2021

CBC

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13 - 31
Jan 2021

B.C. veterinarians blame COVID-19 pandemic for rise in kennel cough cases in dogs

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

17 Nov 2020

CKNW

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Occurrence of Western Hemlock Looper Moth in Metro Vancouver

Mt Seymour, North Vancouver, British Columbia

20 Sep 2020

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Second year of Hemlock Looper Moth (Lambdina fiscellaria) outbreak returns to North Vancouver in larger numbers

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

Port Alberni Valley News

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Southern resident whales returning later to Salish Sea in ‘drastic’ change

Strait of Georgia

1 Jul 2020

Times Colonist

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1 Jul -
5 Aug 2020

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

Global News

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Humpback whales numbers swell in the Strait of Juan de Fuca

Clallam Bay, Washington, United States

3 Jun 2020

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3 - 14
Jun 2020

Humpback whale breaching east of Vancouver spotted by Burnaby seniors

Burrard Inlet, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

15 May 2020

CBC News

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Juvenile grey whale caught on camera in Nanoose Bay

Nanoose Bay, British Columbia, Canada

25 Apr 2020

CTV News

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25 Apr -
15 May 2020

Single Amphibian Individual in Still Creek

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

27 Mar 2020

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Two North Shore ski mountains, Buntzen Lake closed because of rain

Anmore, British Columbia, Canada

31 Jan 2020

Vancouver Sun

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Ferries cancelled, flood watch issued as storm wallops B.C. South Coast

Greater Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

3 Jan 2020

CBC

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BC Hydro reservoirs see record low rain across Vancouver Island

Puntledge River, Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada

6 Dec 2019

Victoria News

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Victoria broke its record for driest November in more than 25 years

Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

3 Dec 2019

Vancouver Island

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3 - 6
Dec 2019

	Hybrid salmon discovered by scientists on Vancouver Island Cowichan River, British Columbia, Canada 12 Oct 2019 CBC My Maps
	Vancouver broke a 103-year-old temperature record today Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 10 Oct 2019 Daily Hive My Maps
	Poisonous porcupine fish arrives on Island shores — a B.C. first Jordan River, B.C. Canada 5 Oct 2019 Times Colonist My Maps
	Young Beaver (Castor canadensis) a Long Way from Nearest Known Beaver Pond Somewhere North of Courtenay 4 Oct 2019 My Maps
	Hypothermic tropical sea turtle rescued from waters near Port Alberni Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada 3 Oct 2019 Times Colonist My Maps
	Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster) offshore of Vancouver Sturgeon Bank Wildlife Management Area, British Columbia, Canada 1 Oct 2019 Twitter My Maps

1 - 12
Oct 2019

	Declining Snow and Summer Rain in the Alberni Valley Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada 17 Sep 2019 My Maps
	Abundance of Hemlock Looper Moths (Lambdina fiscellaria) Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada 12 Sep 2019 My Maps
	Invasive Asian giant hornets found on Vancouver Island Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada 11 Sep 2019 CTV News My Maps
	Outbreak of hemlock looper moth hits North Shore, Metro watersheds Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 11 Sep 2019 Vancouver Sun My Maps
	Moth population takes flight in North Vancouver Lynn Canyon, British Columbia, Canada 10 Sep 2019 North Shore News My Maps
	Lake water to be pumped into B.C. river due to severe drought Lake Cowichan, British Columbia, Canada 27 Aug 2019 CBC My Maps
	Squamish volunteers opening up man-made dams stopping pink salmon Stawamus River, British Columbia. Canada 26 Aug 2019 Squamish Chief My Maps

26 Aug -
17 Sep 2019

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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15 - 19
Jul 2019

TenTen Creek return of Salmon Species

North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada

1 Jul 2019

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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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6 Jun -
1 Jul 2019

	Rare white ‘ghost orca’ spotted near Nanaimo Northern Strait of Georgia 29 May 2019 Global News My Maps
	Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) Feeding in Haro Strait Haro Strait, Canada 19 May 2019 My Maps
	Extreme weather sparks large die off of Cedar on Vancouver Island East Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada 15 May 2019 CHEK My Maps
	Climate change effects obvious on Cowichan River, wildfire season Cowichan River, British Columbia, Canada 13 May 2019 Cowichan Valley Citizen My Maps
	Grey whales stranded in Boundary Bay freed, headed for deeper water Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 12 May 2019 Vancouver Sun My Maps
	Salal (Gaultheria shallon) dying, tops showing dry brown leaves Burnaby Mountain, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada 28 Apr 2019 My Maps

28 Apr -
29 May 2019

Trees Broken, Uprooted, Toppled by Wind

Beaufort Picnic Area, Cameron Lake, British Columbia

19 Apr 2019

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

Sidney Channel, British Columbia, Canada

5 Apr 2019

CHEK

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5 - 19
Apr 2019

	Eagle preys on duck on Saanich Peninsula North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada 26 Feb 2019 Victoria News My Maps
	72 dead baby sharks removed from dead pregnant shark during necropsy at Coles Bay Coles Bay, Saanich, BC 7 Feb 2019 My Maps
	Pregnant shark washes up on Vancouver Island shoreline North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada 6 Feb 2019 Vancouver Island My Maps
	Pregnant Bluntnose Sixgill Shark (Hexanchus griseus) in Coles Bay Cole Bay, British Columbia, Canada 5 Feb 2019 My Maps

5 - 26
Feb 2019

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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30 Oct -
14 Nov 2018

	Vancouver temperatures hit an all-time record low yesterday Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 5 Oct 2018 Daily Hive My Maps
	Dead and dying birds rain down in unexplained occurrence in B.C. community Tsawwassen, British Columbia, Canada 21 Sep 2018 National Post My Maps
	Black-tailed Gull (Larus crassirostris) in Lund/Powell River Powell River, British Columbia, Canada 13 Sep 2018 BC Rare Bird Alert My Maps
	Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) in Campbell River Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada 5 Sep 2018 BC Rare Bird Alert My Maps

5 Sep -
5 Oct 2018

	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 My Maps
	White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) in Port Renfrew Port Renfrew, British Columbia, Canada 22 Aug 2018 My Maps
	Northernmost American Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) Observation on iNaturalist Inland Lake Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada 21 Aug 2018 iNaturalist.org My Maps
	Thick smoke in the Alberni Valley, lasting days Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada 15 Aug 2018 My Maps
	Ship Creek Almost Dry Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada 7 Aug 2018 My Maps

7 - 22
Aug 2018

	'Red tide' algal blooms appearing around B.C. coastal waters Coastal Waters, British Columbia, Canada 18 Jul 2018 CBC News My Maps
	Exploding Salish Sea seal population sparks call for a cull Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 7 Jul 2018 Vancouver Sun My Maps
	Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) Foraging in Re-occupied Soft Bottom Habitats Haro Strait, British Columbia, Canada 21 Jun 2018 My Maps
	Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) Targeting Forage Fish in Open Water Island View Beach, British Columbia, Canada 21 Jun 2018 My Maps

21 Jun -
18 Jul 2018

	Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) Sighted in the Haro Strait Island View Beach Regional Park 8 Jun 2018 My Maps
	'Set net' of Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) Island View Beach, Saanich, British Columbia, Canada 8 Jun 2018 My Maps
	Where salmon recreational fishing will be closed to boost orcas Gulf Islands, British Columbia, Canada 2 Jun 2018 Times Colonist My Maps
	European Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) invaded our neighborhood and city Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada 29 May 2018 My Maps
	Old-growth logging in Nahmint Valley Nahmint Valley, British Columbia, Canada 26 May 2018 CHEK My Maps
	Gulf Islanders raise alarm over too many whale-watching boats Southern Gulf Islands, British Columbia, Canada 26 May 2018 CBC News My Maps
	California Quail (Callipepla californica) Expanding Poleward 24 May 2018 My Maps
	Pair of Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris) Observed in Cordova Channel Tsawout First Nation Beach, British Columbia, Canada 19 May 2018 My Maps
	"Total devastation": Dozens of fish killed in North, West Vancouver streams West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 7 May 2018 CBC News My Maps

7 May -
8 Jun 2018

	Ocean / Sea	57
	Fish	49
	Weather	37
	Surface Waters / Wetlands	33
	Unusual Range / Sighting	32
	Marine Mammals	28
	Birds	21
	Plants / Kelp	20
	Sports / Recreation	20
	Death / Die-off / Decline	19
	Drought	15
	Extreme Temperature	15
	Human Health	15
	Seasonal Timing	14
	Land	13
	Unusual Size / Abundance	12
	Invertebrates	12
	Buildings	9
	Unusual Animal Behavior	8
	Cultural Impact	8
	Deformity / Disease / Injury	8
	Insects	8
	Fisheries	7
	Food Security	7
	Safety	7
	Transportation	7
	Water Security	7
	Economic Impact	6
	Infestation	6
	Microbes	6
	Ice / Snow Change	6
	Air	5
	Extreme Wind	5
	Land Mammals	5
	Sanitation	5
	Aquaculture	4
	Amphibians	4
	Energy	4
	Forestry	4
	Groundwater	4
	Pathogen	4
	Agriculture	3
	Pets	3
	Reptiles	3
	Surface Waters / Wetlands	3
	Fire	3
	Air Quality	2
	Extreme Precipitation	2
	Flooding / Draining	2
	Harvest Change	2
	Livestock	2
	Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning	2
	Parasite	2
	Vibrio parahaemolyticus	2
	Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning	1
	Atmosphere	1
	Fungi	1
	Glacier Change	1
	Landslide / Avalanche	1
	Pollution	1
	Cyclone / Hurricane	1
	Zoonotic Flu	1

	Summer	44
	Spring	43
	Fall	42
	Winter	22

	January	8
	February	8
	March	10
	April	17
	May	16
	June	14
	July	15
	August	16
	September	21
	October	13
	November	8
	December	6

	2023	6
	2022	3
	2021	19
	2020	14
	2019	33
	2018	31
	2017	18
	2016	16
	2015	5
	2014	1
	2012	5
	2009	1