Near Parksville

	Ocean / Sea	42
	Fish	39
	Weather	34
	Surface Waters / Wetlands	28
	Unusual Range / Sighting	25
	Plants / Kelp	18
	Sports / Recreation	18
	Marine Mammals	17
	Death / Die-off / Decline	16
	Drought	15
	Birds	14
	Human Health	14
	Extreme Temperature	13
	Land	13
	Invertebrates	11
	Seasonal Timing	10
	Unusual Size / Abundance	9
	Buildings	9
	Cultural Impact	8
	Deformity / Disease / Injury	7
	Food Security	7
	Insects	7
	Water Security	7
	Infestation	6
	Microbes	6
	Safety	6
	Ice / Snow Change	6
	Transportation	6
	Air	5
	Unusual Animal Behavior	5
	Economic Impact	5
	Extreme Wind	5
	Fisheries	5
	Land Mammals	5
	Sanitation	5
	Aquaculture	4
	Amphibians	4
	Forestry	4
	Groundwater	4
	Energy	3
	Reptiles	3
	Pathogen	3
	Surface Waters / Wetlands	3
	Fire	3
	Air Quality	2
	Agriculture	2
	Extreme Precipitation	2
	Harvest Change	2
	Livestock	2
	Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning	2
	Parasite	2
	Pets	2
	Vibrio parahaemolyticus	2
	Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning	1
	Atmosphere	1
	Flooding / Draining	1
	Fungi	1
	Glacier Change	1
	Landslide / Avalanche	1
	Pollution	1
	Cyclone / Hurricane	1
	Zoonotic Flu	1

	Fall	38
	Spring	37
	Summer	35
	Winter	16

	January	5
	February	6
	March	10
	April	13
	May	14
	June	6
	July	14
	August	16
	September	19
	October	10
	November	9
	December	5

	2023	5
	2022	3
	2021	15
	2020	11
	2019	28
	2018	24
	2017	19
	2016	12
	2015	4
	2014	1
	2012	4
	2009	1

	Canada	92
	United States	2

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Massive ocean sunfish spotted off Vancouver Island

Drought in the Saanich Peninsula

Capilano River sewage leak threatens salmon runs

Skunks found dead in Metro Vancouver had avian flu: government

Invasive goldfish seen swimming under ice at Okanagan pond

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

Photographer finds massive octopus dead on Vancouver Island shore

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

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

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

Chinook salmon returning in surprising numbers to Cowichan River

The wall lizard invasion of Vancouver Island

Sea cucumber die-off near Vancouver Island

More than 200 illegal fishing nets seized on Fraser River by fishery officers

Mysterious smelly fat blobs pollute West Vancouver beach

B.C.'s heat wave may be to blame for several cases of shellfish poisoning

Coyote bites another Stanley Park jogger a week after 4 of the animals put down

West Coast drought puts fish and forests in dire straits

Number of deaths recorded during B.C.'s heat wave up to 808, coroners say

Vancouver trees dry out as heat wave continues to take its toll

Arbutus trees under stress on Gabriola Island

Ferries cancelled as high winds hit Metro Vancouver, Gulf Islands

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

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

Occurrence of Western Hemlock Looper Moth in Metro Vancouver

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

Western Red Cedar die-off in Pacific Spirit Park

Fisherman snags barracuda off Vancouver Island in rare encounter

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

Orca pod makes rare appearance in Vancouver’s False Creek

Humpback whale breaching east of Vancouver spotted by Burnaby seniors

Juvenile grey whale caught on camera in Nanoose Bay

Single Amphibian Individual in Still Creek

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

BC Hydro reservoirs see record low rain across Vancouver Island

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

Hybrid salmon discovered by scientists on Vancouver Island

Vancouver broke a 103-year-old temperature record today

Young Beaver (Castor canadensis) a Long Way from Nearest Known Beaver Pond

Hypothermic tropical sea turtle rescued from waters near Port Alberni

Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster) offshore of Vancouver

Declining Snow and Summer Rain in the Alberni Valley

Abundance of Hemlock Looper Moths (Lambdina fiscellaria)

Invasive Asian giant hornets found on Vancouver Island

Outbreak of hemlock looper moth hits North Shore, Metro watersheds

Moth population takes flight in North Vancouver

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

Squamish volunteers opening up man-made dams stopping pink salmon

West Vancouver closes popular beach due to bacteria levels

Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) in Tsawwassen

TenTen Creek return of Salmon Species

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

Rare white ‘ghost orca’ spotted near Nanaimo

Extreme weather sparks large die off of Cedar on Vancouver Island

Climate change effects obvious on Cowichan River, wildfire season

Grey whales stranded in Boundary Bay freed, headed for deeper water

Salal (Gaultheria shallon) dying, tops showing dry brown leaves

Trees Broken, Uprooted, Toppled by Wind

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

Windstorm and Widespread Forest Blowdown

Hundreds of sea lions take over docks of Cowichan Bay

Dangerously high levels of Red Tide found in bivalve shellfish on B.C. coast

Three new humpback whales identified off east Vancouver Island

Vancouver temperatures hit an all-time record low yesterday

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

Black-tailed Gull (Larus crassirostris) in Lund/Powell River

Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) in Campbell River

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

White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) in Port Renfrew

Northernmost American Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) Observation on iNaturalist

Thick smoke in the Alberni Valley, lasting days

Ship Creek Almost Dry

'Red tide' algal blooms appearing around B.C. coastal waters

Exploding Salish Sea seal population sparks call for a cull

Where salmon recreational fishing will be closed to boost orcas

European Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) invaded our neighborhood and city

Old-growth logging in Nahmint Valley