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Øksfjord, Troms og Finnmark, Norway
17 Nov 2025
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Nairn, Highland, United Kingdom
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Hornbjarg, Westfjords, Iceland
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Found large amounts of cloudberries
Colesbukta, Svalbard, Norway
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Eel record in the Dalälven — highest count in 50 years
Älvkarleby, Uppsala County, Sweden
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Lower Fraser River (Mission to Hope), British Columbia, Canada
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Berlevåg, Troms og Finnmark, Norway
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Mývatn, North Iceland, Iceland
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King salmon’s disappearance has changed the Kenai River, but a soaring sockeye run is keeping it in business
Kenai River, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States
9 Aug 2025
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For every wild salmon in the trap, there have been 30 pink salmon – Frightening
Kvænangen, Troms og Finnmark, Norway
8 Aug 2025
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Alarm: Barnacles Are Growing – Environmentally Friendly Tips for Boat Owners
Baltic Sea, Sweden
5 Aug 2025
SVT Nyheter
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Small Rodent Crash Triggers Crisis for Ptarmigan: Almost All Nests Plundered
Varanger Peninsula, Troms og Finnmark, Norway
3 Aug 2025
NRK
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Tick found on visitor after trip to Hornøya – High occurrence of a particular species
Vardø, Finnmark, Norway
30 Jul 2025
iFinnmark
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Reindeer-herding enterprise in Anadyr District renews herd for first time in 37 years
Anadyrsky District, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia
25 Jul 2025
ProChukotku
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Venomous jellyfish invading west Swedish beaches
West Coast, Sweden
23 Jul 2025
SVT Nyheter
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Caught 2000 pink salmon in a single seine cast
Nesseby, Troms og Finnmark, Norway
23 Jul 2025
NRK Troms og Finnmark
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What's with the white stuff? Why the N.W.T. has so much tree fluff this summer | CBC News
Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
9 Jul 2025
CBC
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Abundant and tall cow parsnip
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
9 Jul 2025
LEO Network
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Spotted in Anchorage: Invasive European Starlings
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
1 Jul 2025
LEO Network
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Nora, 9, got over 50 ticks on her legs in her grandmother’s garden
Gothenburg, Västra Götaland, Sweden
1 Jul 2025
SVT Nyheter
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A Total of 12 Wildfires Extinguished Nationwide
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30 Jun 2025
MONTSAME News Agency
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Ninilchik, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, United States
23 Jun 2025
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Anchorage, Alaska, United States
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Alaska Public Media
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Aliceville, Alabama, United States
30 Apr 2025
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Non-toxic red tide blooming in Saanich Inlet
Saanich Inlet, British Columbia, Canada
25 Apr 2025
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Anchorage, Alaska, United States
18 Nov 2024
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Feral rabbits have taken over the grounds of an Anchorage elementary school
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
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What happened to those king salmon caught as bycatch?
Kodiak, Alaska, United States
2 Oct 2024
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Spike in salmon shark sightings near Kodiak stumps researchers
Kodiak, Alaska, United States
29 Aug 2024
Alaska Public Media
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Most of the red salmon were carrying worms
Kenai, Alaska, United States
18 Jul 2024
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Climate Change Linked to Berry Declines
Sitka, Alaska, United States
4 Jun 2024
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Invasion of the Crossbills
25 May 2024
LEO Network
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Spruce Coneopolis
18 May 2024
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Found all the newborn reindeer calves killed by eagles
Tromsø, Troms, Norway
30 Apr 2024
NRK
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Huge Numbers of Redpolls
Fox, Alaska, United States
13 Feb 2024
LEO Network
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Orcas are flocking to Southern California waters. One bloody, awe-inspiring spectacle shows why
Long Beach, California, United States
27 Dec 2023
Los Angeles Times
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Abundance of seeds on snow
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
30 Nov 2023
LEO Network
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Hunters report record harvest for Central Southeast moose hunt
Kupreanof, Alaska, United States
26 Oct 2023
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Humpack Salmon Spread in Iceland, Threatening Local Fish
Hjalteyri, Northeast, Iceland
24 Aug 2023
Iceland Review
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Smaller salmon and slower returns
Newhalen, Alaska, United States
1 Aug 2023
LEO Network
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With thousands of sockeyes passing Bethel each day, dipnets are catching on
Bethel, Alaska, United States
5 Jul 2023
Alaska Public Media
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Caught 4000 pink salmon in one net throw: "That's an indescribable amount of fish"
Vestre Jakobselv, Norway
5 Jul 2023
NRK
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Crab pots 'absolutely stuffed' as Bering Sea Dungeness fishery breaks records
Nome, Alaska, United States
26 Jun 2023
Alaska Public Media
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Invasive Pacific oyster spreading rapidly in Norway
Oslofjord, Oslo Viken, Norway
14 May 2023
TV 2
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2 May 2023
LEO Network
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Invasive goldfish seen swimming under ice at Okanagan pond
Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada
3 Feb 2023
Port Alberni Valley News
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Record-breaking numbers of whales were spotted off Victoria’s coast in 2022
Salish Sea
11 Jan 2023
Victoria Buzz
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"Should have received four tons of plums"
Linge farm, Valldal, Fjord community, Vestland
31 Oct 2022
NRK
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After decades of dwindling runs, sockeye salmon return to Yukon fishing village in droves
Klukshu, Yukon, Canada
22 Sep 2022
CBC
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Makut negairuut, Nunapicuarmi negat amllerluteng,
Spider webs cover vast area
Nunapitchuk, Alaska, United States
20 Sep 2022
LEO Network
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Storm bounty in clams
Mertarvik, Alaska, United States
18 Sep 2022
LEO Network
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Moon Jelly Fish Bloom in Howe Sound & Deep Cove
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
25 Aug 2022
LEO Network
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Norton Sound crab fishery bounces back with record year following fishing hiatus
Nome, Alaska, United States
1 Aug 2022
KNOM Radio Mission
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Massive hailstone found near Markerville, Alta., breaks Canadian record, research group says
Innisfail, Alberta, Canada
1 Aug 2022
CBC
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Tale of two salmon fisheries: Bristol Bay breaks record, but Yukon River collapses
Bethel, Alaska, United States
22 Jul 2022
Alaska Public Media
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More orchids this year
Kotzebue, Alaska, United States
4 Jul 2022
LEO Network
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Volunteers confront an invasion of black slugs near Whittier
Whittier, Alaska, United States
20 Jun 2022
Anchorage Daily News
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A very big whitefish
Grayling, Alaska, United States
10 Jun 2022
LEO Network
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The worst of Anchorage’s allergy season may be over, two of Alaska’s only ‘pollen hunters’ say
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
18 May 2022
Anchorage Daily News
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Strange fish caught in Togiak Bay area
Togiak, Alaska, United States
11 May 2022
LEO Network
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An unusual redpoll?
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
16 Mar 2022
LEO Network
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Encouraging signs in Huu-ay-aht rivers, despite salmon declines elsewhere
Anacla 12, British Columbia, Canada
1 Mar 2022
Ha-Shilth-Sa
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Record capelin catch landed
Seyðisfjörður, East, Iceland
31 Jan 2022
RÚV
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Sprat: New Fish Species Breeding Off Iceland’s Coast
Westfjords, Iceland
24 Jan 2022
Iceland Review
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Change in size and type of fish caught during fall / winter ice fishing
8 Dec 2021
LEO Network
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Jellyfish attack nuclear power plant
Torness Power Station, Scotland
28 Oct 2021
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
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Chinook salmon returning in surprising numbers to Cowichan River
Cowichan River
29 Sep 2021
CHEK
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Urban deer distribution pattern changes in Southwest Calgary
Woodbine, Calgary
21 Sep 2021
LEO Network
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Whale feeding frenzy off NSW south coast
Bermagui, New South Wales, Australia
13 Sep 2021
dailytelegraph
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'It was a special day': Transient orcas set sightings record as population thrives on B.C. coast
Winslow, Washington, United States
8 Sep 2021
Vancouver Island
Event
Large jellyfish threaten fisheries in the Sea of Japan
Wakasa Bay, Japan
5 Sep 2021
The Japan News
Event
Marine vomit spread along the western coast of Norway
Engøysundet, Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway
1 Sep 2021
NRK
Event
Dry weather leads to increased wasp presence
Saskatchewan, Canada
1 Sep 2021
Northern Pride Publications
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Agriculture Officials Really Want Those Spotted Lanternflies Gone, Gone, Gone
Pennsylvania, United States
24 Aug 2021
NPR.org
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Puffins bounce back in spectacular style
Vestmannaeyjar, South, Iceland
17 Aug 2021
RÚV
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Seeing some Worms in Kenai Salmon
Kenai River, Alaska, United States
3 Aug 2021
LEO Network
Event
Spittlebugs galore in Sand Lake area
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
1 Aug 2021
LEO Network
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Changes in fish size and parasite load of Kasilof sockeye salmon (
Oncorhynchus nerka
)
Kasilof, Alaska, United States
23 Jul 2021
LEO Network
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Bristol Bay’s Nushagak District is seeing a record-setting sockeye salmon run
Naknek, Alaska, United States
19 Jul 2021
Anchorage Daily News
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Double-crested Cormorant
(Phalacrocorax auritus
) Extended Range into the St. Lawrence Region
Gananoque, Ontario, Canada
17 Jul 2021
LEO Network
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'Unprecedented:' Rare sei whales spotted off Vancouver Island
300 kms West of Vancouver Island, Canada
13 Jul 2021
CHEK
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There's a lot of flies in the mountains and heat, but there are things you can do to cope
Skrovtinden, Reipå, Nordland, Norway
4 Jul 2021
NRK
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Flood Level on Takhini River
25 Jun 2021
LEO Network
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Abnormal abundance of ticks
Scott Road Landfill (near Cardinal)
9 Jun 2021
LEO Network
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Washed up - euphausiid shrimp on area beach
Whittier, Alaska, United States
24 Apr 2021
LEO Network
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Research Shows Predators May Be Large Factor In Decreased King Salmon Size
Bethel, Alaska, United States
13 Apr 2021
KYUK
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'Worst mice plague in decades' swarms across New South Wales as three hospital patients are bitten
Gilgandra, New South Wales, Australia
20 Mar 2021
Sky News
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Large crayfish spotted in Osoyoos Lake
Osoyoos Lake, British Columbia, Canada
6 Mar 2021
INFOnews
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Goldfish invasion of Hamilton Harbour
Hamilton Harbour, Ontario, Canada
3 Feb 2021
Macleans.ca
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England's largest grey seal colony set to welcome record 4,000 new pups
Wells-next-the-Sea, England, United Kingdom
18 Nov 2020
Evening Express
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'Once in a millennium': Record-breaking rogue wave measured off Vancouver Island
Ucluelet, British Columbia, Canada
17 Nov 2020
CTV News-Vancouver Island
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Coonstripe Shrimp (
Pandalus hypsinotis
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Kivalina, Alaska, United States
8 Nov 2020
LEO Network
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Hokkaido city deploys 'monster wolf' robot to scare bears away from residential areas
Takikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
5 Nov 2020
The Mainichi
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'Ursine terror': plea to improve habitat after spate of bear attacks in Japan
Takikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
23 Oct 2020
The Guardian
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Worst plum season in 60 years
Lofthus, Hordaland, Norway
5 Oct 2020
NRK
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