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Elephant seal shuts down section of Beach Drive in Oak Bay

Elephant seal shuts down section of Beach Drive in Oak Bay

Fisheries officers were en route to help corral the 500-pound creature, and the road will be reopened once Emerson is safe, police said.
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Catching a killer: Environmental sleuths solve mystery of dead coho in a Courtenay creek

Catching a killer: Environmental sleuths solve mystery of dead coho in a Courtenay creek

Before the fish started dying, the region was in a period of drought. Then, immediately after significant rainfall, the smolts turned up dead. All the evidence pointed to a chemical found in tire rubber.
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Adrian Raeside cartoon: It's a dog's life on B.C. Ferries

Adrian Raeside cartoon: It's a dog's life on B.C. Ferries

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Letter: My dog died, and a stranger showed me incredible compassion

Letter: My dog died, and a stranger showed me incredible compassion

Thank you for comforting me in a moment of immense sadness
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See: Squamish herring spawn survey nearing its wrap-up

See: Squamish herring spawn survey nearing its wrap-up

Search for Slhawt’/Herring project monitors herring spawn each year in Howe Sound.
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The great escape: Orphaned orca swims to freedom, begins search for family

The great escape: Orphaned orca swims to freedom, begins search for family

The young orca's bid for freedom occurred at a high tide early Friday and involved swimming through a swift-moving, narrow channel and underneath a bridge, with Esperanza Inlet in the near distance.
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Video: Port Moody dragon boaters have close encounter with visiting orcas

Video: Port Moody dragon boaters have close encounter with visiting orcas

A small group of orcas visiting Burrard Inlet was captured on video by Port Moody dragon boaters.
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Adjudicator accepts B.C. groups' challenge to Alaska 'sustainable' fishery

Adjudicator accepts B.C. groups' challenge to Alaska 'sustainable' fishery

The decision clears a major procedural hurdle, and gets the B.C. groups one step closer to challenging the Marine Stewardship Council to suspend Alaskan salmon as 'sustainable.'
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Invasive species: Could herds of wild pigs spread into Metro Vancouver?

Invasive species: Could herds of wild pigs spread into Metro Vancouver?

Wild pigs are hardier and craftier than you might think.
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Peregrine falcons laced with banned chemicals, find Canadian scientists

Peregrine falcons laced with banned chemicals, find Canadian scientists

The fastest animal on the planet, peregrine falcons can't seem to escape contamination from banned toxic flame retardants, a new study has found.
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