seal.watch / british columbia

British Columbia · 2000—2026

Harbour seals and Steller sea lions

Seals around British Columbia.

Follow public seal observations from British Columbia. Browse published records, explore the places and stories behind them, or share an encounter with the Seal Watch team.

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Mapped areas North to south

  1. Vancouver Island2 reports
  2. Metro Vancouver1 report

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Grouped by each record’s archive date. Approximate dates keep their original labels in the records below.

  1. 2019
    Kitsilano shoreline, Vancouver Metro Vancouver
    Jessica Seal (rescue-team name) Eric Zimmer — Daily Hive; Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Centre

    Rescuers found a young female harbour seal on a Kitsilano beach with injuries from birdshot. The team named her Jessica Seal. The wounds were already healing, so the discovery date does not establish when the shooting occurred. Harbour seal · 1 seal