Wildlife & Plants
Marine Species

The following list of marine species includes some of the 'key' species that can be found within the Captial Regional District. This is by no means an exhaustive list.
- Eelgrass
- Kelp
- Sea lettuce
- Native dunegrass
- Pacific herring
- Cutthroat trout
- Salmon
- Native oysters
- Crabs
- Rocky subtidal benthic communities
- Seals
- Otters
- Sea and shore birds
Terrestrial Species
The following list of terrestrial species includes some of the 'key' species that can be found within the Captial Regional District. This is by no means an exhaustive list.
Reptiles & Amphibians
Birds
- Owls (General Information)
- Barn Owl
- Western Screech Owl
- Great Blue Heron
- Green Heron
- Marbled Murrelet
- Northern Goshawk
- Purple Martin
- Western Grebe
- Peregrine Falcon
- Coastal vesper sparrow
- Horned lark
- Western bluebird (Georgia depression population)
- Western meadowlark (Georgia depression population)
Bird Graphs (Bird Observations) by Location
- Esquimalt Lagoon(PDF
) - Esquimalt Harbour (PDF
) - Gorge Waterway (PDF
) - Portage Inlet (PDF
) - Victoria Harbour (PDF
)
Bats
Other
© Image courtesy of Minette Layne
