Near North Saanich - Royal Roads University

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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14 May -
19 Jul 2023

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

View Royal, British Columbia, Canada

16 Feb 2023

Vancouver Island

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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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11 Jan -
16 Feb 2023

Photographer finds massive octopus dead on Vancouver Island shore

Cherry Point, British Columbia, Canada

10 May 2022

Victoria Times Colonist

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Discovery of fly larvae positive sign for salmon

Bowker Creek, Oak Bay, British Columbia, Canada

28 Oct 2021

CTV News, Vancouver Island

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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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Chinook salmon returning in surprising numbers to Cowichan River

Cowichan River

29 Sep 2021

CHEK

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29 Sep -
28 Oct 2021

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

Salish Sea

21 Jul 2021

Vancouver Island

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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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31 Jan -
26 Feb 2021

An Increase of Hail in Victoria, British Columbia

Oak Bay, British Columbia, Canada

1 Jan 2021

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

Sooke, British Columbia, Canada

30 Sep 2020

CTV News - Vancouver Island

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Rare fish washes ashore at Whiffen Spit

Sooke, British Columbia, Canada

22 Sep 2020

Times Colonist

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22 - 30
Sep 2020

	Multiple bear sightings in Saanich, near UVic Oak Bay, British Columbia, Canada 5 Jun 2020 Victoria Buzz My Maps
	Black bears on the move: more heading south Saanich, British Columbia, Canada 4 Jun 2020 CHEK My Maps
	Invasive Himalayan Blackberry Out-competing Native Bushes Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 2 Jun 2020 My Maps
	Caught on cam: Tornado touches down on Vancouver Island Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 21 May 2020 ctvnews My Maps
	Invasive Common Wall Lizard Continues to Spread, Saanich Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 1 May 2020 My Maps
	Pollen in Abundance: A Stress Crop? Langford, British Columbia, Canada 14 Apr 2020 My Maps
	Urban Deer Playing Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 31 Mar 2020 My Maps

31 Mar -
5 Jun 2020

	Rare flock of birds spotted in Oak Bay Oak Bay, British Columbia, Canada 29 Nov 2019 Victoria News My Maps
	Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) Sighting, Rare on Vancouver Island University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 1 Nov 2019 Twitter My Maps
	Rare bird sighting brings crowds of birding enthusiasts to Vancouver Island Panama Flats, Victoria, BC, Canada 19 Oct 2019 CHEK My Maps
	Hybrid salmon discovered by scientists on Vancouver Island Cowichan River, British Columbia, Canada 12 Oct 2019 CBC My Maps
	Schools of California Anchovy (Engraulis mordax) Ross Bay, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 6 Oct 2019 My Maps
	Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) at St Margerats Bay St. Margerats Bay, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 5 Sep 2019 My Maps
	Blue-green algae advisory in effect for Prior Lake on Vancouver Island Prior Lake, British Columbia, Canada 29 Aug 2019 CBC My Maps
	Blue-green algae advisory in effect for Prior Lake on Vancouver Island Prior Lake, British Columbia, Canada 29 Aug 2019 CBC My Maps

29 Aug -
29 Nov 2019

	CRD warns visitors, dog owners of toxic algae in Beaver Lake Elk Lake, British Columbia, Canada 10 Aug 2019 Victoria 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
	Invasive poison hemlock a growing concern on Vancouver Island Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada 10 Jul 2019 Vancouver Island 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
	Victoria sets rainfall record amid very dry June Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 27 Jun 2019 CTV News, Vancouver Island My Maps
	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

11 Jun -
10 Aug 2019

	Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) Feeding in Haro Strait Haro Strait, Canada 19 May 2019 My Maps
	Climate change effects obvious on Cowichan River, wildfire season Cowichan River, British Columbia, Canada 13 May 2019 Cowichan Valley Citizen My Maps
	Dead grey whale towed to Institute of Ocean Sciences in Sidney for necropsy Sidney Channel, British Columbia, Canada 5 Apr 2019 CHEK My Maps
	Intrusion of Beach Stones and Saltwater into the Coastal Forest French Beach Provincial Park 24 Mar 2019 My Maps
	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

7 Feb -
19 May 2019

	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
	Hundreds of sea lions take over docks of Cowichan Bay Duncan, British Columbia, Canada 14 Nov 2018 CHEK My Maps
	Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) die-off French Beach North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada 1 Nov 2018 My Maps

1 Nov 2018 -
6 Feb 2019

	Sea otter (Enhydra lutris) living near Race Rocks Race Rocks Ecological Reserve, British Columbia, Canada 26 Oct 2018 My Maps
	'A really, really significant sighting': Vancouver Island birdwatchers aflutter over unusual arrival Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 18 Oct 2018 CBC 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
	Rare sighting of lone Brown Pelican in Oak Bay waters Oak Bay, British Columbia, Canada 5 Sep 2018 Victoria News My Maps
	Red Cedar (Thuja plicata) mortality from drought stress Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 3 Sep 2018 My Maps

3 Sep -
26 Oct 2018

	Warning issued after toxic death cap mushrooms found in Greater Victoria Cedar Hill Golf Course, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 17 Jul 2018 Times Colonist 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
	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
	Rare killer whale sighting in Victoria's Inner Harbour Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 7 Jun 2018 CTVNews My Maps
	Where salmon recreational fishing will be closed to boost orcas Gulf Islands, British Columbia, Canada 2 Jun 2018 Times Colonist 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
	Pair of Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris) Observed in Cordova Channel Tsawout First Nation Beach, British Columbia, Canada 19 May 2018 My Maps

19 May -
17 Jul 2018

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

Island View Beach, British Columbia, Canada

7 Apr 2018

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

North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada

9 Feb 2018

Lake Cowichan Gazette

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9 Feb -
7 Apr 2018

	Victoria breaks rainfall record for November Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 2 Dec 2017 Lake Cowichan Gazette My Maps
	Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata) Mortality North Cowichan, British Columbia, Canada 27 Nov 2017 My Maps
	Wednesday's warm weather record-breaking in Duncan Duncan, British Columbia, Canada 24 Nov 2017 Cowichan Valley Citizen My Maps
	King-of-the-salmon (Trachipterus altivelis) stranded on beach Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 26 Sep 2017 My Maps
	'Very rare' King-of-the-Salmon fish found on Vancouver Island beach Oak Bay, British Columbia, Canada 24 Sep 2017 CBC News My Maps
	Rare "king-of-the-salmon" washes up on Oak Bay beach Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 21 Sep 2017 Surrey Now-Leader My Maps

21 Sep -
2 Dec 2017

	Dry Koksilah River threatens fish in Cowichan Valley Koksiloh River, British Columbia, Canada 5 Sep 2017 Lake Cowichan Gazette My Maps
	Juvenile Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii) in southern coastal BC Southern BC Waters 2 Sep 2017 My Maps
	Increase in Common Raven (Corvus corax) abundance Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 22 Aug 2017 My Maps
	Warning about Death Cap mushrooms in Victoria and Vancouver Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 22 Jul 2017 NEWS 1130 My Maps
	Death cap mushrooms popping up early in Uplands Ripon Road, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 18 Jul 2017 Times Colonist My Maps
	Death cap mushrooms beginning to return to Victoria Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 17 Jul 2017 CBC News My Maps
	Potentially fatal death cap mushrooms spotted in Victoria neighbourhood Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 17 Jul 2017 Vancouver Island My Maps

17 Jul -
5 Sep 2017

	Fewer European Earwigs (Forficula auricularia) in Victoria, BC Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 4 Jun 2017 My Maps
	Leaping lizards! Victoria under invasion Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 27 May 2017 Times Colonist My Maps
	Victoria Day heat a 10-year Duncan high Duncan, British Columbia, Canada 25 May 2017 Lake Cowichan Gazette My Maps
	Herring spawn on eelgrass Coal Port, Delta, British Columbia, Canada 2 Apr 2017 My Maps
	Herring spawn near Lily Point Near Lily Point, Point Roberts, Washington, United States 25 Mar 2017 My Maps

25 Mar -
4 Jun 2017

December Blossoms of Japanese Flowering Cherry (Prunus subhirtella)

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

3 Dec 2016

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Sand lance (Ammodytes personatus) school

Island View Beach

1 Dec 2016

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Dec 2016

	Juvenile Sand lance (Ammodytes personatus) intertidal burrowing Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 3 Nov 2016 My Maps
	Garry Oak (Quercus garryana) Leaves and Flowers Opening in November Mount Tolmie, Saanich, BC, Canada 1 Nov 2016 My Maps
	Juvenile Pacific Herring ball (Clupea pallasii) Henderson Point, North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada 10 Oct 2016 My Maps
	Mixed schools of Sandlance (Ammodytes personatus) and Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii) Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 2 Oct 2016 My Maps
	Surf smelt (Hypomesus prestiosus) school 15m north of the Island View Beach boat ramp 28 Sep 2016 My Maps
	Large school of post-larval California anchovy (Engraulis mordax) Trincomali Channel, Valdes Island 23 Aug 2016 My Maps

23 Aug -
3 Nov 2016

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

Oak Bay, British Columbia, Canada

6 Aug 2016

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Dolphins in Salish Sea signal warming worries

14 Jun 2016

Times Colonist

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14 Jun -
6 Aug 2016

Stage 3 Water Restrictions in Shawnigan Lake, BC

Shawnigan Lake, BC

20 Apr 2016

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Victoria Harbour 2: Contaminants in Sediment and Mussels

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

28 Jan 2015

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Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) Sighted at Possession Point, Southern Vancouver Islan

Sooke, British Columbia, Canada

1 Sep 2014

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Rare and friendly sea otter spotted in waters off Saanich

Ten Mile Point, British Columbia, Canada

14 Aug 2014

Times Colonist

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

Duncan, British Columbia, Canada

2 Oct 2012

CBC News

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Bird experts aflutter over drop in rufous hummingbird numbers

Central Saanich, British Columbia, Canada

16 Aug 2012

Times Colonist

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Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) Irruption

Delta, British Columbia, Canada

14 Jan 2012

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Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster) off Southern Vancouver Island, Canada

Sooke, British Columbia, Canada

29 Aug 2009

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	Ocean / Sea	41
	Fish	33
	Unusual Range / Sighting	29
	Weather	22
	Marine Mammals	21
	Surface Waters / Wetlands	21
	Birds	19
	Sports / Recreation	15
	Death / Die-off / Decline	14
	Plants / Kelp	14
	Human Health	13
	Seasonal Timing	13
	Unusual Animal Behavior	8
	Unusual Size / Abundance	7
	Drought	7
	Fungi	6
	Invertebrates	6
	Land	6
	Buildings	5
	Land Mammals	5
	Pets	5
	Cultural Impact	4
	Insects	4
	Microbes	4
	Ice / Snow Change	4
	Algal Bloom	3
	Economic Impact	3
	Food Security	3
	Safety	3
	Transportation	3
	Agriculture	2
	Extreme Precipitation	2
	Extreme Temperature	2
	Fisheries	2
	Groundwater	2
	Livestock	2
	Reptiles	2
	Sanitation	2
	Water Security	2
	Fire	2
	Air Quality	1
	Air	1
	Deformity / Disease / Injury	1
	Erosion	1
	Extreme Wind	1
	Flooding / Draining	1
	Harvest Change	1
	Infestation	1
	Parasite	1
	Pollution	1
	Rain on Snow	1
	Storm Surge	1
	Cyclone / Hurricane	1
	Pathogen	1
	Surface Waters / Wetlands	1

	Summer	34
	Fall	32
	Spring	20
	Winter	16

	2023	4
	2022	1
	2021	7
	2020	9
	2019	24
	2018	19
	2017	18
	2016	11
	2015	1
	2014	2
	2012	3
	2009	3

	January	6
	February	7
	March	3
	April	5
	May	12
	June	14
	July	11
	August	9
	September	14
	October	10
	November	8
	December	3

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