LEO Network - Search Resultshttp://leonetwork.org2024-03-28T09:48:30Zhttp://leonetwork.org/Images/logo.pnguuid:75FE7503-BF86-48C6-83B4-C44E3585F563A warming island's mice are breeding out of control and eating seabirds. An extermination is planned2024-03-16T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T09:48:30ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Marian, Prince Edward Islands</h3><p>March 16, 2024</p><p>The past few decades have been the most significant for the damage the mice have caused, said Dr. Anton Wolfaardt, the Mouse-Free Marion project manager. He said their numbers have increased hugely, mainly due to rising temperatures from climate change, which has turned a cold, windswept island into a warmer, drier, more hospitable home.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/EED3D9B0-5C14-4B0F-B55C-1DE6112AD75B'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/75FE7503-BF86-48C6-83B4-C44E3585F563'>Read more...</a></p></div>-46.88 37.75uuid:4A27A3A2-1282-4155-B966-118D7ADB04CEHouston man injured in moose trampling outside his home2024-03-08T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T09:48:30ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Houston, Alaska, United States</h3><p>March 8, 2024</p><p>A Houston man was injured by a moose near his home, an unusual event linked to increased moose aggression due to harsh winter conditions.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/04655080-8A93-4583-AFE3-848436641F17'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/4A27A3A2-1282-4155-B966-118D7ADB04CE'>Read more...</a></p></div>61.63028 -149.81806uuid:834E59E1-65ED-4B9D-B9E7-1642C895E19EAn angry moose and bare ground mark a brutal first quarter for Iditarod teams2024-03-06T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T09:48:30ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>McGrath, Alaska, United States</h3><p>March 6, 2024</p><p>Iditarod teams faced a challenging first quarter with bare ground damaging sleds and a dangerous encounter with an aggressive moose that injured a dog.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/ED7FEBDD-655A-4D91-83DA-8CE22B181A5A'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/834E59E1-65ED-4B9D-B9E7-1642C895E19E'>Read more...</a></p></div>62.95639 -155.59583uuid:F3FE6295-E978-4825-906F-BB8F64F27784A moose on the loose: Combat shopping in an Anchorage Costco parking lot2024-02-14T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T09:48:30ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Anchorage, Alaska, United States</h3><p>February 14, 2024</p><p>A moose caused a stir in an Anchorage Costco parking lot, interacting with shoppers and snacking on the landscaping, reflecting increased human-moose encounters in the area.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/52DFC7A9-9F72-4EBC-A4FB-59DE437A164E'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/F3FE6295-E978-4825-906F-BB8F64F27784'>Read more...</a></p></div>61.21806 -149.90028uuid:D5C5FAF4-C6D3-4106-9A9F-BC5FE6191B8DKenai Peninsula man is the first person to die of Alaskapox virus2024-02-09T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T09:48:30ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Kenai, Alaska, United States</h3><p>February 9, 2024</p><p>An immunocompromised man from Kenai Peninsula is the first known fatality from the Alaskapox virus, a rare zoonotic disease primarily transmitted through animal contact.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/4482621E-B966-49B2-95EE-72250DA9707D'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/D5C5FAF4-C6D3-4106-9A9F-BC5FE6191B8D'>Read more...</a></p></div>60.55444 -151.25833uuid:BD38B673-1881-482B-9EB8-EB1C76F2ECAAFirst deer with Chronic Wasting Disease found in B.C 2024-02-01T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T09:48:30ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada</h3><p>February 1, 2024</p><p>The first known cases of Chronic Wasting Disease in British Columbia have been discovered in two deer in the Kootenays. Officials have been keeping an eye on the southeastern area of B.C. for some time, as nearby outbreaks have occurred in Alberta, Montana and Idaho. The two recent positive samples came from an area south of Cranbrook.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/C5521E44-003E-4854-B085-2A29753AE8F3'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/BD38B673-1881-482B-9EB8-EB1C76F2ECAA'>Read more...</a></p></div>49.49991 -115.76879uuid:999F268A-547D-4C6B-8A15-15A408491D8CGovt distributes vaccines to curb FMD outbreak2023-12-31T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T09:48:30ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Kikutsi, Isingiro, Uganda</h3><p>December 31, 2023</p><p>The Ugandan government distributes vaccines to combat a Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak and urges vigilance among farmers in affected districts.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/09E43353-0562-4F9F-ADD9-6FB123CC6977'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/999F268A-547D-4C6B-8A15-15A408491D8C'>Read more...</a></p></div>-0.7779632 30.8595772uuid:CE27FC8F-2168-4123-858C-9DF3BBBAEEE0Grizzly bear spotted close to Kotzebue2023-12-28T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T09:48:30ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Kotzebue, Alaska, United States</h3><p>December 28, 2023</p><p>While Northwest Arctic residents encounter bears year-round, such sightings are not common in Kotzebue this time of year, Cantine said. Charlie Henry Jr., an Elder from Kotzebue, agreed: “That is so strange — brown bear in the middle part of the coldest months.”
</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/980D8135-2FBE-4561-BB63-829668BF9D3A'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/CE27FC8F-2168-4123-858C-9DF3BBBAEEE0'>Read more...</a></p></div>66.89846 -162.59809uuid:0F8EC58E-0673-46F5-9957-2FB8FDBFE7A2Kodiak dog tests positive for canine distemper2023-12-07T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T09:48:30ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Kodiak, Alaska, United States</h3><p>December 7, 2023</p><p>A dog at the Kodiak Animal Shelter was euthanized after testing positive for canine distemper, leading to a quarantine and a halt on adoptions.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/0CF53D06-C91A-490F-812F-B9D558585751'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/0F8EC58E-0673-46F5-9957-2FB8FDBFE7A2'>Read more...</a></p></div>57.79 -152.40722uuid:EFBD7138-5EEB-4DC1-8D14-D7184E1B690EWolf believed to have killed pet dog in Yellowknife area2023-12-03T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T09:48:30ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada</h3><p>December 3, 2023</p><p>A black wolf that was seen travelling between Dettah and Ndilǫ this weekend is believed to have “mauled and killed” a pet dog, according to the N.W.T. Department of Environment and Climate Change.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/36416351-13A8-4D06-8E69-90905172E0C5'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/EFBD7138-5EEB-4DC1-8D14-D7184E1B690E'>Read more...</a></p></div>62.456 -114.35255uuid:EECB5602-1D72-4EC2-AA28-792DAE781186Pack of wolves north of Yellowknife reported stalking hikers, pets2023-11-26T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T09:48:30ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada</h3><p>November 26, 2023</p><p>The N.W.T. Department of Environment and Climate Change has warned anyone using trails north of Yellowknife to use "extreme caution" after wildlife officers reported a pack of wolves stalking a hiker and their dogs in the area on Saturday.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/70108853-01FD-418D-8387-C3E45E6A48E3'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/EECB5602-1D72-4EC2-AA28-792DAE781186'>Read more...</a></p></div>62.456 -114.35255uuid:98FCC2D4-99A3-4B24-8AA6-CFBAAC9C100FWolf expert praises Yellowknife woman for handling of 'not atypical' encounter 2023-11-26T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T09:48:30ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada</h3><p>November 26, 2023</p><p>A wolf expert commended a Yellowknife woman for her response during a typical encounter with a pack of wolves, advising caution and proper behavior in such situations. "I had hiking poles and I started banging them together and I'm just like 'hey, hey, hey.' I know sometimes dogs respond to deeper voices, so I put my best deep voice on. I started yelling at them." </p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/EF760976-9783-4089-AE76-B7D6054C7E1C'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/98FCC2D4-99A3-4B24-8AA6-CFBAAC9C100F'>Read more...</a></p></div>62.454081 -114.377385uuid:EC3FAB7C-19C7-48B5-B06E-9707D7D2F81FCaribou arrive in the Northwest Arctic region2023-11-22T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T09:48:30ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Kotzebue, Alaska, United States</h3><p>November 22, 2023</p><p>The Western Arctic Caribou Herd has been declining for years, and the migration patterns of the animals have been changing. In several locations in Northwest Alaska, caribou have been arriving later and later in the season. Friday last week, people in Kotzebue finally started seeing caribou — hundreds of them ― crossing the Kotzebue Sound north of town, coming from the Noatak riverside. Ice conditions are one of the reasons for the caribou’s late migration, said Thomas Baker, chair of the Northwest Arctic Subsistence Regional Advisory Council.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/AFFDEF40-29F2-4096-9110-F3EBE9C0B32D'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/EC3FAB7C-19C7-48B5-B06E-9707D7D2F81F'>Read more...</a></p></div>66.89846 -162.59809uuid:65426BD3-E893-4ADE-A973-B47502557665Bird flu confirmation prompts cull at 10 more fur farms2023-11-10T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T09:48:30ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Laihia, Ostrobothnia, Finland</h3><p>November 10, 2023</p><p>The Food Authority noted that it might be possible that foxes are more susceptible to avian flu infections than mink. However, the agency also suggested that infection prevention protocols may not have worked as well at fox farms compared to facilities that raise mink. The authority has now confirmed avian influenza cases at a total of 42 fur farms in Finland.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/F8BF25EF-2085-4060-99F8-822370181763'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/65426BD3-E893-4ADE-A973-B47502557665'>Read more...</a></p></div>63 22uuid:934AA01C-1BB9-41AC-BEA8-9716155DB69C'Am I actually seeing this?': Muskox spotted in Fort Chipewyan, Alta. 2023-11-07T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T09:48:30ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Fort Chipewyan, Alberta, Canada</h3><p>November 7, 2023</p><p>Darlene Cardinal slammed her brakes in order to stop herself from crashing into a wild muskox last month. It was a rare event for someone who lives in Fort Chipewyan, Alta.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/F3E2EB40-1984-40BB-A2E5-6C88E5744E2F'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/934AA01C-1BB9-41AC-BEA8-9716155DB69C'>Read more...</a></p></div>58.716643 -111.150019uuid:5E9130F7-00E3-4CEB-A8F0-CF4992EDDA1CWolf attacks woman's dog outside of her home in Dawson City, Yukon2023-11-07T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T09:48:30ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Dawson City, Yukon, Canada</h3><p>November 7, 2023</p><p>A woman's dog was attacked and killed by a wolf or wolves outside her home in Dawson City, Yukon, raising concerns about safety in the area.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/A9DC05C2-E041-4594-A03F-EFBE8142FED2'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/5E9130F7-00E3-4CEB-A8F0-CF4992EDDA1C'>Read more...</a></p></div>64.06013 -139.43328uuid:23116047-81B1-4EEE-B696-77866015FD94Hunters report record harvest for Central Southeast moose hunt2023-10-26T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T09:48:30ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Kupreanof, Alaska, United States</h3><p>October 26, 2023</p><p>Hunters in Central Southeast Alaska have reported a record harvest of 141 bulls during the month-long moose hunt, surpassing the previous record of 132 bulls set in 2021, with the majority of the harvest occurring on Kupreanof Island. A couple decades ago, there were very few of them in the region — and the hunt was almost entirely relegated to the mainland. But over the years, he said he’s seen more moose cropping up on remote islands.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/2D175E31-A620-4044-A4C6-42A148731F8D'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/23116047-81B1-4EEE-B696-77866015FD94'>Read more...</a></p></div>56.81444 -132.98056uuid:71503D1B-9D4D-4EA7-9F0D-847E732B9CD6Rabid skunk in Cambridge triggers public health wildlife warning 2023-10-26T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T09:48:30ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Cambridge, Ontario, Canada</h3><p>October 26, 2023</p><p>A rabid skunk in Cambridge, Ontario has prompted a public health warning to avoid contact with wildlife, as one person has already been exposed and received medical attention.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/C1506917-9DC8-48FC-9004-626A1254CEEB'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/71503D1B-9D4D-4EA7-9F0D-847E732B9CD6'>Read more...</a></p></div>43.3601 -80.31269uuid:C0BBBFE2-07B2-47E3-8EA2-44BB83741A3DSeveral hundred reindeer drowned in Porsanger2023-10-21T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T09:48:30ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Skáiddejávri in Porsanger, Norway</h3><p>October 21, 2023</p><p>Several hundred reindeer drowned in Porsanger during their migration from summer to winter pastures, causing significant loss for the district and prompting the local government to offer crisis support to affected reindeer owners.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/6EBECFAC-AF6C-49D0-AF56-C8E91D44C6B8'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/C0BBBFE2-07B2-47E3-8EA2-44BB83741A3D'>Read more...</a></p></div>70.2710448498387 24.6475362862106uuid:45B1BE7C-D074-48F2-8A30-A21BABA07447New disease caught in time2023-10-07T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T09:48:30ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Saskatchewan, Canada</h3><p>October 7, 2023</p><p>Canadian veterinarians identified and managed a new disease, sapovirus, in piglets before it could cause a widespread outbreak, thanks to their rapid response and collaboration.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/05D71A43-47D7-49F7-9D4B-D6D6E693CB10'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/45B1BE7C-D074-48F2-8A30-A21BABA07447'>Read more...</a></p></div>53.9090049394528 -106.133621976598