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Avian flu detected on poultry farm in Chilliwack, B.C.

Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada

23 Oct 2023

CBC

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Bluefin tuna washes up far from home in Salish Sea

Crescent Beach, Orcas Island, Washington, USA

19 Jul 2023

CBC

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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

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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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Salmon run disrupted by trench dug across Coquihala River

Hope, British Columbia, Canada

8 Aug 2022

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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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11 Jul -
8 Aug 2022

Atmospheric river dumping rain on overflowing rivers raises flood alarm

Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada

9 Jun 2022

Daily Hive News

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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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	Invasive European green crab found in Nuu-chah-nulth territories Marietta-Alderwood, Washington, United States 14 Dec 2021 Ha-Shilth-Sa My Maps
	Conditions improve at B.C. pump station at catastrophic risk; Whatcom expects minimal impact Bellingham, Washington, United States 17 Nov 2021 Bellingham Herald My Maps
	'It was terrifying': Rain and wind storm's impact felt across southern B.C. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 14 Nov 2021 vancouversun My Maps
	Wild day for hundreds trapped by double mudslides on B.C.'s Highway 7 Agassiz, British Columbia, Canada 14 Nov 2021 vancouversun My Maps
	A timeline of how once-in-a-century flooding unfolded across B.C. Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada 12 Nov 2021 A Timeline of How Once In a Century Flooding Unfolded Across B.C. My Maps

12 Nov -
14 Dec 2021

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 -
7 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

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Sep 2021

	Mysterious smelly fat blobs pollute West Vancouver beach West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 17 Aug 2021 North Shore News My Maps
	1st live Asian giant 'murder hornet' of 2021 spotted in Washington state Blaine, Washington, United States 13 Aug 2021 Alaska Public Media My Maps
	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

21 Jul -
17 Aug 2021

	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
	Extreme heat cooks shellfish alive on Puget Sound beaches Anacortes, Washington, United States 26 Jun 2021 KUOW My Maps

26 Jun -
14 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

COVID-19: Outbreak declared at Fraser Valley mink farm

Fraser Valley, British Columbia, Canada

7 Dec 2020

Vancouver Sun

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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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Entomologists vacuum Asian giant hornets out of first nest found in Whatcom County

Blaine, Washington, United States

24 Oct 2020

king5.com

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24 Oct -
17 Nov 2020

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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Sep 2020

Western Red Cedar die-off in Pacific Spirit Park

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

5 Aug 2020

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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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	Northern anchovy blooms bring more sea life to Burrard Inlet Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada 14 Jun 2020 CBC My Maps
	Orca pod makes rare appearance in Vancouver’s False Creek Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 12 Jun 2020 Global News My Maps
	Multiple bear sightings in Saanich, near UVic Oak Bay, British Columbia, Canada 5 Jun 2020 Victoria Buzz My Maps
	Humpback whale breaching east of Vancouver spotted by Burnaby seniors Burrard Inlet, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada 15 May 2020 CBC News My Maps

15 May -
14 Jun 2020

Invasive Common Wall Lizard Continues to Spread, Saanich

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

1 May 2020

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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 My Maps
	Massive anchovy school in White Rock draws a crowd White Rock, British Columbia, Canada 29 Dec 2019 Vancouver Sun My Maps
	Anchovies take over White Rock shores White Rock, British Columbia, Canada 28 Dec 2019 Facebook Watch My Maps
	Seabird Aggregation Over Abundant Northern Anchovy (Engraulis mordax) White Rock, British Columbia, Canada 18 Dec 2019 Twitter My Maps

18 Dec 2019 -
3 Jan 2020

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

University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

1 Nov 2019

Twitter

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Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) Invasion of Cascadia

Cascadia Bioregion

28 Oct 2019

Twitter

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28 Oct -
1 Nov 2019

Vancouver broke a 103-year-old temperature record today

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

10 Oct 2019

Daily Hive

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Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster) offshore of Vancouver

Sturgeon Bank Wildlife Management Area, British Columbia, Canada

1 Oct 2019

Twitter

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Oct 2019

	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
	Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) at St Margerats Bay St. Margerats Bay, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 5 Sep 2019 My Maps
	Squamish volunteers opening up man-made dams stopping pink salmon Stawamus River, British Columbia. Canada 26 Aug 2019 Squamish Chief My Maps
	CRD warns visitors, dog owners of toxic algae in Beaver Lake Elk Lake, British Columbia, Canada 10 Aug 2019 Victoria News My Maps

10 Aug -
12 Sep 2019

	West Vancouver closes popular beach due to bacteria levels Ambleside Beach, West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 19 Jul 2019 CTV News My Maps
	Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) in Tsawwassen Beach Grove lagoon at Boundary Bay Regional Park, BC, Canada 15 Jul 2019 Rare Bird Alert My Maps
	Where are the endangered whales? Southern residents haven't been spotted in B.C.'s Salish Sea Salish Sea, British Columbia, Canada 1 Jul 2019 CBC News My Maps
	TenTen Creek return of Salmon Species North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada 1 Jul 2019 My Maps

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Jul 2019

	The Salish Sea’s orcas are late for their annual summer visit, the latest sign something is wrong Salish Sea 23 Jun 2019 The Star My Maps
	It’s spring, but B.C. is sounding the alarm on drought British Columbia, Canada 11 Jun 2019 Port Alberni Valley News My Maps
	Another dead grey whale found off B.C. coast Boundary Bay, Canada 6 Jun 2019 CBC My Maps
	Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) Feeding in Haro Strait Haro Strait, Canada 19 May 2019 My Maps

19 May -
23 Jun 2019

	Extreme weather sparks large die off of Cedar on Vancouver Island East Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada 15 May 2019 CHEK My Maps
	Grey whales stranded in Boundary Bay freed, headed for deeper water Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 12 May 2019 Vancouver Sun My Maps
	B.C.'s salal shrubs are dying and extreme weather could be the culprit coastal British Columbia, Canada 8 May 2019 CBC My Maps
	Salal (Gaultheria shallon) dying, tops showing dry brown leaves Burnaby Mountain, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada 28 Apr 2019 My Maps

28 Apr -
15 May 2019

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

Sidney Channel, British Columbia, Canada

5 Apr 2019

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	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

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Feb 2019

Heart of White Rock breaks along with pier

White Rock, British Columbia, Canada

20 Dec 2018

CBC

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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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Nov 2018

	Three new humpback whales identified off east Vancouver Island Strait of Georgia, British Columbia, Canada 30 Oct 2018 CHEK My Maps
	Vancouver temperatures hit an all-time record low yesterday Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 5 Oct 2018 Daily Hive My Maps
	Officials warn of potentially lethal levels of biotoxin in Bellingham Bay mussels Bellingham, Washington, United States 4 Oct 2018 Longview Daily News My Maps
	Another Southern Resident killer whale is losing body condition, and researchers are concerned about the pregnant females Salish Sea 25 Sep 2018 Candace Calloway Whiting My Maps

25 Sep -
30 Oct 2018

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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	Fraser River is now so warm it may kill migrating sockeye salmon Fraser River, British Columbia, Canada 5 Aug 2018 CBC My Maps
	Hatzic Lake closed following reports of dead fish, discoloured water Hatzic Lake, British Columbia, Canada 1 Aug 2018 CTV News Vancouver My Maps
	Red-brown algae blooms spotted in Puget Sound Puget Sound, Washington, United States 26 Jul 2018 KING My Maps
	'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
	Brown ocean water at White Rock beach caused by ‘algae bloom’ White Rock, British Columbia, Canada 6 Jul 2018 Peace Arch News My Maps

6 Jul -
5 Aug 2018

	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
	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
	B.C. on track to break records for dry weather in May White Rock, British Columbia, Canada 31 May 2018 Lake Cowichan Gazette My Maps
	What is Eating Garry Oak (Quercus garryana) Leaves? Mount Tolmie, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 27 May 2018 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

26 May -
21 Jun 2018

	Ocean / Sea	68
	Fish	60
	Weather	44
	Surface Waters / Wetlands	33
	Unusual Range / Sighting	32
	Marine Mammals	30
	Sports / Recreation	24
	Seasonal Timing	24
	Birds	23
	Human Health	23
	Death / Die-off / Decline	22
	Plants / Kelp	22
	Unusual Size / Abundance	15
	Buildings	15
	Extreme Temperature	13
	Invertebrates	13
	Land	12
	Safety	12
	Unusual Animal Behavior	11
	Transportation	11
	Insects	10
	Economic Impact	8
	Microbes	8
	Agriculture	7
	Cultural Impact	7
	Deformity / Disease / Injury	7
	Drought	7
	Extreme Precipitation	7
	Food Security	7
	Flooding / Draining	6
	Land Mammals	6
	Air	5
	Fisheries	5
	Groundwater	5
	Sanitation	5
	Extreme Wind	4
	Forestry	4
	Infestation	4
	Pets	4
	Ice / Snow Change	4
	Pathogen	4
	Energy	3
	Fungi	3
	Landslide / Avalanche	3
	Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning	3
	Parasite	3
	Algal Bloom	2
	Aquaculture	2
	Atmosphere	2
	Harvest Change	2
	Livestock	2
	Pollution	2
	Vibrio parahaemolyticus	2
	Water Security	2
	Zoonotic Flu	2
	Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning	1
	Amphibians	1
	Conflict	1
	Displacement	1
	Erosion	1
	One Health	1
	Reptiles	1
	Storm Surge	1
	Cyclone / Hurricane	1
	Water Management	1
	Fire	1

	Summer	63
	Fall	48
	Spring	41
	Winter	22

	January	6
	February	8
	March	9
	April	15
	May	17
	June	17
	July	18
	August	29
	September	19
	October	13
	November	16
	December	8

	2023	6
	2022	4
	2021	22
	2020	15
	2019	31
	2018	31
	2017	37
	2016	19
	2015	4
	2014	1
	2012	5