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Wildlife

Osprey nest rescued from high water in Kootenay Lake

July 5, 2022 //  by Corey Bullock

An osprey’s offspring were successfully saved from high water recently when the BC Conservation Officer Service …

Osprey nest rescued from high water in Kootenay LakeRead More

Category: news, TravelTag: Birds, British Columbia Destinations, Kootenays/Rockies, Wildlife

Wildlife recovery centre in Errington celebrates release of 6 bears back into wild

June 23, 2022 //  by Michael Briones

After being rehabilitated at the North Island Wildlife Rescue Centre in Errington, on central Vancouver Island, six …

Wildlife recovery centre in Errington celebrates release of 6 bears back into wildRead More

Category: TravelTag: bears, British Columbia Destinations, Things to Do in Vancouver Island, WCT Intro, Wildlife

From ‘food’ to family member: B.C. hawklet adopted by eagles near Nanaimo

June 22, 2022 //  by Chris Bush

A red-tailed hawklet that was supposed to be an eaglet’s dinner has inadvertently become its adopted sibling on a …

From ‘food’ to family member: B.C. hawklet adopted by eagles near NanaimoRead More

Category: TravelTag: Birds, British Columbia Destinations, Gabriola Island, Things to Do in Vancouver Island, WCT Intro, Wildlife

‘See the land through our eyes’: Indigenous collective shares unique Coastal B.C. travel experiences

June 22, 2022 //  by Jennifer Blyth

From wildlife and cultural tours in Homalco Territory on northern Vancouver Island, to Great Bear Rainforest …

‘See the land through our eyes’: Indigenous collective shares unique Coastal B.C. travel experiencesRead More

Category: news, TravelTag: British Columbia Destinations, Family activities, Heritage, Indigenous Tourism, Things to do, WCT Intro, Wildlife

Speed will be reduced on Radium Hill to avoid bighorn sheep mortalities

June 21, 2022 //  by Carolyn Grant

Travellers along Highway 93/95 in the B.C. Kootenays are part of the solution when it comes to reducing big horn sheep …

Speed will be reduced on Radium Hill to avoid bighorn sheep mortalitiesRead More

Category: TravelTag: British Columbia Destinations, Okanagan Getaways, Wildlife

Rare, predatory songbird tops Greater Victoria spring sightings

June 13, 2022 //  by Christine van Reeuwyk

Migration makes for the most exciting bird watching and this spring was no different in Greater …

Rare, predatory songbird tops Greater Victoria spring sightingsRead More

Category: TravelTag: Birds, oak bay, Wildlife

Marmot stowaway sent back to BC Mainland where it belongs

June 7, 2022 //  by Christine van Reeuwyk

A yellow-bellied marmot has been ‘deported’ after its successful capture on Vancouver Island. The marmot …

Marmot stowaway sent back to BC Mainland where it belongsRead More

Category: TravelTag: British Columbia Destinations, WCT Intro, Wildlife

J-pod’s newest member is a girl

May 30, 2022 //  by Victoria News Staff

It’s official! During a May 26 encounter with the Southern Resident Killer Whales’ J-pod, Center for Whale …

J-pod’s newest member is a girlRead More

Category: news, TravelTag: British Columbia Destinations, Canada, Orca, USA, Washington, Whales, Wildlife

UPDATE: Endangered American badger raising kits in Williams Lake

May 13, 2022 //  by Ruth Lloyd

Brandi Magnus and her husband Jim McIntyre are grateful to be off from work, but only because it has made it possible …

UPDATE: Endangered American badger raising kits in Williams LakeRead More

Category: TravelTag: British Columbia Destinations, Cariboo, Endangered Species, Wildlife, Williams Lake

Go, baby, go! Baby Western Painted Turtles are emerging from their nests

May 10, 2022 //  by Black Press Media Staff

By Janice Strong For Rocky Mountain Naturalists On Friday, April 29, the Rocky Mountain Naturalists (RMN) held …

Go, baby, go! Baby Western Painted Turtles are emerging from their nestsRead More

Category: TravelTag: Kootenays/Rockies, Wildlife

Are there poisonous spiders in BC?

May 9, 2022 //  by Amy Attas

Grizzlies, cougars and moose may rule the wilds of British Columbia, but are they the greatest threat to travellers …

Are there poisonous spiders in BC?Read More

Category: news, TravelTag: Wildlife

Transport Canada introduces added measures to protect southern resident killer whales

May 2, 2022 //  by Victoria News Staff

The Canadian government is once again putting measures in place to protect southern resident killer whales in British …

Transport Canada introduces added measures to protect southern resident killer whalesRead More

Category: TravelTag: British Columbia Destinations, Orca, Southern Resident Killer Whales, Things to Do in Vancouver Island, Whales, Wildlife

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