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Audit shows just one in three Canadian fisheries is healthy

Audit shows just one in three Canadian fisheries is healthy

If Canada accelerated efforts, it could have recovery plans in place for the most vulnerable stocks by 2025.
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Documents reveal Canada's early efforts to save orcas from 'catastrophic' oil spills

Documents reveal Canada's early efforts to save orcas from 'catastrophic' oil spills

Tanker traffic in the Salish Sea surged after the expanded Trans Mountain pipeline came online in May.
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Public asked to report sightings after orphaned bear cubs leave Sooke tree

Public asked to report sightings after orphaned bear cubs leave Sooke tree

Conservation officers want to capture the young bears, who left their high perch early Tuesday, for rehabilitation at North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre in Errington
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Video: Coquitlam SAR vet stays calm during close bear encounter on Burnaby Mountain

Video: Coquitlam SAR vet stays calm during close bear encounter on Burnaby Mountain

Jim Delgrande was riding his bike up the Trans-Canada trail when he encountered a black bear.
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'Absolute salmon factory': B.C. restoration project shows early signs of success

'Absolute salmon factory': B.C. restoration project shows early signs of success

Katzie First Nation reconnects creeks and sloughs with Pitt River in bid to bring back salmon, protect against extreme weather.
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B.C. man awarded $795K in defective 'bear banger' case

B.C. man awarded $795K in defective 'bear banger' case

Justin Muss was injured when he fired a bear-scaring device 170 km north of Fort St. John as a black bear approached him.
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Public urged to stay away from orphan bear cubs that fled high into a tree

Public urged to stay away from orphan bear cubs that fled high into a tree

“It’s not like scooping a cat out of tree … these cubs don’t see you as a rescuer. They see you as a threat,” says a bear specialist with North Island Wildlife Recovery
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Rare bird heard — and then seen — in Courtenay

Rare bird heard — and then seen — in Courtenay

In Canada, Ontario has the only known population of northern bobwhites thought to be native.
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Conservation officers search for cubs after mother bear hit near Sooke

Conservation officers search for cubs after mother bear hit near Sooke

The three cubs were not injured and vanished into the woods after the incident, which occurred about 11 p.m. on West Coast Road
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First Nations want to be part of fallow deer kill on Sidney Island: chief

First Nations want to be part of fallow deer kill on Sidney Island: chief

The eradication project was halted last week after at least six deer died after becoming entangled in net fencing erected to herd the animals into killing zones
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