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.

Scientists have narrowed down the top likely causes of more than 1,400 seal deaths across New England.

A considerable number of the herring catch that’s been landed in recent days has been found to be infected. As such, almost all of it will be incinerated. Note, according to Fisheries Information and Resource System (FIRMS) the infection rate of herring with Ichthyophonus in Iceland was estimated to be 32% in the in the winter 2008/2009.

The threshold for closure is set at 80 parts per million, but concentration in those areas were found to be as high as 1,300 parts per million.The warning applies to oysters, clams, scallops, mussels and geoduck.

Ringed seal (Phoca hispida) found with jelly-like meat texture and thin skin near the armpit and ribcage.

A rescue center says California sea lions are coming down with a potentially fatal bacterial infection in near-record numbers.The Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito says more than 220 sea lions rescued this year have been diagnosed with leptospirosis.

A walrus has tested positive for trichinella, also known as “pork worm” in Sanikiluaq, Nunavut according to the territorial health department.

Deaths of gray and harbor seals, in much greater numbers than usual, have been attributed to viruses related to distemper and the flu.

Small, approachable, deer found with possible broken jaw, discolored saliva, and injury on hindquarter.

Scientists recently announced they had found an Asian tapeworm species in pink salmon caught off the coast of the Kenai Peninsula. Listen now

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

11-18-15 Bearded seal with hair loss - Shishmaref, Alaska, USA

Ten million scallops that have died in the waters near Qualicum Beach due to rising ocean acidity are the latest victims in a series of marine die-offs that have plagued the West Coast for 10 years. . .

10-19-13 Hairless seal - Shishmaref, Alaska, USA

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

5-29-12 Unusual bearded seal - Shishmaref, Alaska, USA

Ringed seal with sores found in Shishmaref.

Sitka black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus sitkensis) seen with large amount of hair loss.

Seal with hair loss observed in Bering Strait region