Animal Stories

Seen on Brookleigh Road near Hamsterly Beach; appear to be non-aggressive.

Each fall, upwards of 25 volunteers join an expedition to a remote section of the Vancouver Island river to trap spawning coho to take back to a hatchery at Comox Lake

The discovery that silver-haired bats sing is allowing bat biologists to record their locations, so they aren’t killed by wind-power development

The owner had left the rabbit behind on the cruiser moored in Anderson Cove, then became stuck in the ice

The BC SPCA says the owner confirmed the dogs were kept outdoors.

Feeding the ducks at Cottonwood Island Park to help them survive the frigid temperatures has been the routine for longtime volunteers Brock Bailey and Paul Cailleaux for about eight years.

Two sheep were euthanized due to the extent of their injuries

Only 66 fallow deer were killed during the first phase of the deer kill, which cost Parks Canada $834,000

The dog was found on an isolated stretch of the highway and was first thought to have been a wild animal