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B. C. serial killer otter joins beloved Island marmot on missing critter list
3+ hour, 28+ min ago (631+ words) Published 9: 00 am Thursday, July 9, 2026 Yellow-bellied marmot Roger has yet to been seen this year at his home in the grounds of Fairmont Empress Hotel. (Courtesy of Alex Buck) For fans of famous Greater Victoria critters, 2026 is not shaping up to…...
Letter: Speeding driver needlessly kills fawn
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (178+ words) Published 2: 56 pm Friday, July 3, 2026 On July 1 I enjoyed the Canada Day community gathering at Shawnigan. While leaving, a pickup truck raced past swerving at an excessive speed on Renfrew Road, its engine revving. It nearly struck my car. Just after…...
Vancouver Island beach visitors warned to give "abandoned" seal pups space
2+ week, 1+ day ago (346+ words) Published 10: 40 am Wednesday, June 24, 2026 A harbour seal and its pup. (Wild Wise Society/Facebook) Pupping season has arrived in Greater Victoria. Beginning in June and peaking in July and August, female harbour seals will be coming ashore to birth and…...
Editorial: B. C. should say goodbye to "no pets" in rentals
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (334+ words) Published 7: 00 am Wednesday, June 3, 2026 Pets are good for people's health, but many rentals will not allow them in B. C. (Andrea Rondeau/Citizen file) Pets are really good for people's health. That's why British Columbia needs to get rid of the ability…...
VIDEO: Island animal rehab celebrates World Otter Day with pup release
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (222+ words) Published 5: 15 pm Wednesday, May 27, 2026 By Goldstream News Gazette Staff An otter receives care at Metchosin-based animal rehab centre Wild ARC. (Wild ARC) Metchosin's animal rehab centre Wild ARC, has some "otterly' amazing news to share. To mark World Otter Day…...
If you build it, they will nest: B. C. projects hope for threatened turtles
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1059+ words) Published 11: 30 am Tuesday, May 26, 2026 A western painted turtle basks in the sun on a log in Langford Lake. (Courtesy of Corvidae Environmental Consulting) Construction of "turtle island" in Langford Lake in 2022 used 80 tonnes of sand. (Courtesy of Corvidae Environmental Consulting)…...
Two bald eagles rescued from power line after mid-air fight in Surrey, B. C.
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (196+ words) Published 1: 17 pm Tuesday, April 7, 2026 Delta-based OWL Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitiation Society, BC Hydro and Surrey Fire Services worked together to free the birds. (OWL Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitation Society/ Facebook) BC Hydro said in a social media post that the two eagles…...
Litter of puppies, 2 with bullet wounds, found abandoned near Grand Forks
3+ mon, 2+ day ago (524+ words) Published 5: 30 am Tuesday, April 7, 2026 These young dogs were found abandoned in a rural area between Grand Forks and Greenwood, according to Kootenay Animal Assistance Program. (Submitted) Two of the rescued puppies taken in by Kootenay Animal Assistance Program are seen…...
Missing for 40 days, cat covered in paint found in Penticton
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (273+ words) Published 10: 00 am Tuesday, March 31, 2026 A missing cat covered in paint was located in Penticton by Alley CATS Alliance. (Alley CATS Alliance/Facebook) A non-profit society is working to reunite a cat with its owner after it was found covered in…...
VIDEO: Raccoon gaze released from Metchosin rehab after winter of recovery
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (245+ words) Published 10: 26 am Monday, March 30, 2026 By Goldstream News Gazette Staff A gaze of young raccoons sets out for life back in the wild after a winter at the Wild Animal Rehabilitation Centre in Metchosin. (Wild ARC/Facebook) Six little raccoons are…...