Environment

Environment

Art Gallery of Greater Victoria’s newest exhibition on mushrooms includes a slice of Fairy Creek

By Michael John Lo
April 20, 2023

'Symbiosis' makes the link between old-growth advocacy and the world of mushroom-inspired art

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Troubled waters: Advocates await federal solutions to container ship spills and lost sea cans

By Evert Lindquist
February 23, 2023

Debris from 2021 MV Zim Kingston spill still washing up across Vancouver Island's west coast

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Elephant seal birth caught on camera at Race Rocks

By Jolene Rudisuela
January 23, 2023

The ecological reserve off the coast of East Sooke is the northernmost rookery for the giant seals

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Extinction Rebellion Vancouver Island ‘not ramping down’ as disruptive UK protests called off

By Jolene Rudisuela
January 10, 2023

Howard Breen, who has been arrested more than 40 times for his activism, says the local group won’t be backing down on disruptive acts

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The story of the Vancouver Island marmot: One of Canada’s most endangered species

By Nina Grossman
December 7, 2022

The alpine ground squirrel was recently listed as ‘critically imperiled’

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The Price of Paper

By Larry Pynn
November 29, 2022

Coastal communities around the world contend with the toxic legacies of pulp and paper mills

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The unexpected conservation success story that could be driving the decline of Victoria’s starlings

By Nina Grossman
November 25, 2022

European starlings, introduced more than a century ago, fill Victoria’s skies on winter evenings. They also steal nesting cavities from native birds