Seagull Returns After 24 Years in White Rock

A Glaucous-winged gull rescued and rehabilitated by the Wildlife Rescue Association of B.C. in 2000 has been spotted twice in White Rock in 2024. First seen in February and recaptured by Environment and Climate Change Canada researchers, the gull was fitted with new identification bands. Its second sighting on September 16 confirms decades-long survival in the wild. The Salish Sea Gull Project, part of a larger marine bird monitoring initiative, tracks such sightings to support conservation and ecosystem health. The public is encouraged to report banded gull sightings to aid research.