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Low water level creates challenges but Cowichan River in better shape than 2023

There is optimism the fish die-off of two years ago in the Cowichan River will not be repeated this summer, despite the challenging conditions. Tom Rutherford of the Cowichan Watershed Board says following the loss of more than one-hundred thousand fish in the summer of 2023, a comprehensive monitoring system was created for the river to assist management decisions.

New report urges swift action to save endangered southern resident killer whales

A new science panel report is calling for urgent and bold measures to help save the endangered southern resident killer whales, whose population has...

Planning underway to maintain healthy environment for fish in Cowichan River

With much of the snowpack gone, the level of Cowichan Lake has fallen to 64 per cent, prompting concern...

Some sunflower sea stars recovering after near-extinction, research shows

After nearly being wiped out by disease, sunflower sea stars are starting to bounce back, but only on some...

Weir at Cowichan Lake to go into operation this month

The Cowichan Lake weir will be put into operation this month to regulate the water flow out of Cowichan...

Conservation officer fired for refusing to kill bear cubs still fighting for his job back

A former conservation officer who refused to kill two bear cubs has hit another setback in his decade-long fight...
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