Heron

• Great blue heron colony returns to Stanley Park for breeding season

  The Vancouver Park board's Heron Cam allows viewers to get an up-close look at the herons' nests, and even control the camera for one minute at a time. 

  Environment

  Mar 21, 2023
  
• UPDATE: Council gives developer green light to build next to Vernon heron sanctuary

  Residents say a proposed construction project in Vernon could affect a nearby Great Blue Heron population.

  Canada

  Jul 8, 2019
  
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• Investigation launched after great blue heron shot in Vancouver

  The bird was found with a broken wing and signs of a bullet or pellet entry and exit wound.

  Crime

  Aug 16, 2018
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• Windstorm devastates heron nests in Vernon

  This week's windstorm wreaked havoc on Vernon's heron population.

  Environment

  May 26, 2017
• Heron rescued from downtown Kelowna

  It's not clear why the bird wouldn't fly away but it appeared to be in good hands after being rescued by a member of Downtown On Call.

  Environment

  Jun 20, 2016
• Stanley Park’s mating herons debut online

  Ecologists have mounted wireless cameras in Vancouver's Stanley Park, transporting the public straight into the nests of the region's Pacific great blue heron — and with it comes a close-up of intimate birdie behaviour.

  Mar 18, 2015