As a scuba diver and underwater videographer based in Barkley Sound, Peter Mieras has seen some eye-catching creatures …
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Whales
It’s a whale of a tale from Victoria waters!
When it comes to whales and wildlife here on the West Coast, it doesn’t get much more spectacular than the massive …
Vancouver Island festival offers front-row seat to whale migration
As winter gradually releases its hold, March unveils a truly remarkable event – the mass migration of grey whales. …
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Scientists rejoice as new Biggs killer whale calf seen in Salish Sea
A new Biggs killer whale calf was spotted near the T0468B pod on Dec. 5, according to a tweet by the Pacific Whale Watch …
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Researchers composing scientific symphony of B.C. whale song data
By Rochelle Baker, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter CANADA’S NATIONAL OBSERVER Autumn is the season of …
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VIDEO: Pod of orcas delights onlookers at Vancouver Island pier
Discovery Pier ice cream shop manager Liz Lagos was amongst a group of people who got the thrill of a lifetime July 10 …
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Orca newborn seen off Tofino believed to be pod’s first calf in years
Researchers from Washington state believe they’ve identified a new southern resident killer whale calf after it was …
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Bird photographer captures stunning image of an orca in flight off Stanley Park
A B.C. wildlife photographer looking for birds off the shores of Vancouver’s Stanley Park has instead captured an …
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VIDEO: J-pod orcas ride a fast ocean current in a narrow passage off Nanaimo
When Anna Mihalj decided to go for a run on Valentine’s Day, she wound up being at the right place at the right …
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VIDEO: Young orcas caught showboating off Greater Victoria
They say the downfall of every great fishing story is a witness. But a group fishing off Greater Victoria – by …
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Humpback comeback: More whales spotted in Salish Sea this year than any other
A jump in documented humpback whales in the waters off B.C. this year marks what’s being called a “humpback …
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Girls just want to have chum: New southern resident killer whale a female
Scientists are hailing a new finding off Vancouver Island after learning a southern resident killer whale calf, the …
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