Warm water temperatures may be causing stress and increase the risk of infections and other illness in fish.
Fireweed observed with flat, curled stem and many buds, indicating fasciation.
Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) caught with a spinal curvature, which may be related to many different factors including genetics, infectious disease, trauma, neoplasm, diet, or changes in the environment.
Subsistence families along the Kuskokwim River are cutting open fish to find white balls or white streaks deforming the meat.
"Its face was down in the mud and it was laboring to breathe. Its body condition was wasted and we could see its ribs."
A girl from Paso Robles, California, was bit by a sea lion in Pismo Beach on Friday near the pier. The animal that attacked likely had domoic acid poisoning, and will be treated at the Marine Mammal Center.
Tumor found in King Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)
The jury is still out on exactly what the cause is, but the unusually-coloured calf spotted near Nanaimo on Tuesday is already making waves.
Regurgitation from a bald eagle contains plastic pieces.
The rehabilitation center in Seward doesn’t usually get bearded seals, which live much farther north.
An unusual growth was found in a snow goose (Anser caerulescens) while it was being butchered. The growth may be related to a previous injury or illness that the bird healed from.
Salal bushes observed to be very dry and dying in British Columbia.
Northern Pike (Esox Lucius) caught with "pug head" jaw deformity, usually associated with cold water temperatures during incubation.
Warm temperatures are rapidly melting snow and creating ice, which creates difficult conditions for dog mushers. Migratory birds are arriving early, and a mosquito emerged months early. Small owls dead around the Goldstream Valley that looked unusually thin.
“Last year we got several reports from tourists and scientists that they saw around six walruses dead here on the west side of Svalbard. Unfortunately, we couldn’t sample them as the dead walruses drifted away by the time we got to the place. But it’s not normal to get so many reported dead walruses in such a small area," said Christian Lydersen, senior scientist at the Norwegian Polar Institute. Now samples (collected by a Station Manager in July 2023) have tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza.
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