The BC Parks Foundation says West Ballenas Island is one of the most biodiverse sites in the Salish Sea, and the last private island among an archipelago of 19 islands.

She is not the only pregnant orca either.

Heavy rains across the region led to thousands of plastic pellets flowing into the Audley Channel on Annacis Island, spilling over onto the banks.

The pellets, known as "nurdles" are made from plastic polymers and used in the production of items like single-use plastic bags and water bottles.

Pink salmon spawning patterns might be interfering with killer whales' ability to hunt in the Salish Sea, a newly published paper suggests.

"These whales are at the brink of extinction."

Michael, Milstein of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, speaks about an international effort to help an ailing killer whale, known as J50.

Shoes with disembodied feet that have been washing up along the B.C. coast have mystified people in the province for more than a decade.

About 30 activists with the group Mosquito Fleet surrounded an oil barge to protest the Trans Mountain pipeline and tanker project.

Shoes with disembodied feet that have been washing up along the B.C. coast have mystified people in the province for more than a decade.