Basking Shark Sighting in BC Sparks Hope for Population Recovery

Published on August 9, 2024

A rare basking shark sighting off the coast of British Columbia has one local couple hoping the endangered species may be making a comeback in Canadian waters. Vancouver Island tour operator Nick Gallant recounted to The Epoch Times his wife Kelly’s “exciting” June 14 sighting, saying that when she first told him what she had seen, he didn’t believe her. The sighting happened while Gallant’s company, Island Magic Experiences, was hosting a group of guests on Wallace Island, located among the southern Gulf Islands in B.C. When a few guests decided to go paddle boarding, Kelly opted to go too. She decided to head east of South Secretary Island to get video footage of the seals that often lay on the rocks nearby....

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