Browsing moose may have damaged the primary flowering shoot of the fireweed, causing it to form multiple blooming stalks.

Small spiny growths on a rosebush resemble spiny galls created by cynipid wasps.

The Seward facility began housing five seals found in the Cook Inlet area and another that was rescued in Juneau.

Salmon affected have a characteristic red-spotted rash on their underbelly and may appear lethargic or moribund. In the past few weeks, suspected cases have also been reported in Denmark, Norway and Scotland.

A seal pup found in Iceland about five months ago has now returned to its home turf in Greenland. The ringed seal pup was found behaving strangely in Njarðvík harbor.

More than 50 birds and a seal were found along the shoreline.

If the cysts contain milky, white fluid, they are likely Henneguya, a harmless and relatively common parasite. But if they contain a larvae, they are likely tape worms which can infect people.

In early October 2013, local fishers Eli Nukapigak and Edward Nukapigak Jr. alerted wildlife officials to the discovery of “sick fish” in their nets near Nuiqsut. The aanaakłiq had fuzzy grayish-white patches on their bodies, fins, and heads. Cottony masses almost covered the eyes of some fish. None of the fishers in the community recalled seeing this condition before.

Fibromatosis is not a cause of deer mortality, according to officials, who added that the disease is not known to infect humans.

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)

Yukon subsistence fishermen face challenges with gear restrictions, closures, and reports of salmon potentially infected with ichthyophonus, impacting their summer fishing activities.

Several sightings of dead baby belugas were reported on the shores of the community and in the area over the past few days.