Vancouver Island

Activists in British Columbia are protesting the logging of old growth forests on Vancouver Island. These forests are described as some of the rarest and most carbon-rich ecosystems on Earth.

Protesters in British Columbia are blocking logging operations to protect remaining old-growth forests on Vancouver Island, where trees up to a millennium old are being cut for high-value timber. First Nations elder Bill Jones and forest defenders staged a nighttime roadblock, causing a logging truck to retreat. The region's old-growth rainforests, critical for carbon storage, are among the rarest ecosystems, with only 20% of productive forests remaining.

A Canadian passenger from the MV Hondius cruise ship has tested positive for hantavirus after isolating on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, along with three other former passengers. The individual is one of four former passengers on the ship who were in isolation. The MV Hondius had been hit by a hantavirus outbreak.

A Canadian from a hantavirus-hit cruise ship has tested positive, and is one of four former passengers isolating on Vancouver Island. The individual was on the MV Hondius cruise ship. They are currently located in British Columbia.

A study by Hokkaido University researchers revealed that ancient octopuses lived 100 million years ago, coexisting with dinosaurs and reaching lengths up to 20 meters. Fossilized jaws found in Japan and Vancouver Island suggest these predators used powerful jaws to crush prey, challenging previous assumptions about marine food chains dominated by vertebrates.