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New and viable, previously unknown freshwater pearl mussel population found in the Ivalojoki River
Inari, Lapland, Finland
24 Nov 2025
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21 Nov 2025
Yle News
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Kosterhavet, Bohuslän, Sweden
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NSD (Norrländska Socialdemokraten)
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Anchorage, Alaska, United States
12 Nov 2025
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Khoridol Saridag Strictly Protected Area, Khuvsgul Province, Mongolia
12 Nov 2025
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Dikson, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
6 Nov 2025
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Metlakatla, Alaska, United States
2 Nov 2025
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Rare seven-arm octopus caught in Skagerrak
Skagerrak, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
1 Nov 2025
SVT Nyheter
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Mourning Dove––an unusual visitor from the south
Nome, Alaska, United States
31 Oct 2025
The Nome Nugget
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Wolf scare in the village – hunters keep their dogs at home
Kardis, Pajala, Sweden
30 Oct 2025
NSD (Norrländska Socialdemokraten)
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Viksjö, Västernorrland, Sweden
27 Oct 2025
SVT Nyheter
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Cool Critters: Large, striking sea duck makes a splash near Pasco
Pasco, Washington, United States
26 Oct 2025
The Spokesman-Review
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Residents in Fort McPherson, N.W.T., urged to take precautions after 3 wolf sightings
Fort McPherson, Northwest Territories, Canada
25 Oct 2025
CBC News
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An extended fall reveals the existence of hair ice in Interior Alaska
Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
24 Oct 2025
Anchorage Daily News
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Bats in Strendur
Strendur, Eysturoy, Faroe Islands
22 Oct 2025
Dimma
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Confirmed: New wolf territory in Uppland has several pups
Uppland and Västmanland, Sweden
21 Oct 2025
SVT Nyheter
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Never before seen in Scandinavia: People jumped in their cars to find it
Mølen, Vestfold, Norway
17 Oct 2025
NRK
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Sea lions prefer the north
Cape Chukotka, Chukotka, Russia
17 Oct 2025
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Mosquito has arrived in Iceland
Kjósarhreppur, Capital Region, Iceland
16 Oct 2025
Vísir
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Rare sight in Ofotfjorden: First time I see this
Narvik, Nordland, Norway
7 Oct 2025
Fremover
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Sitkinak Island deer start Kenai adventure
Port Chatham, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, United States
3 Oct 2025
Kodiak Daily Mirror
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Rare sighting on Snæfellsnes
Ólafsvík, West Iceland, Iceland
2 Oct 2025
Iceland Monitor
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Torngat Mountains, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
23 Sep 2025
CBC News
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End of summer brings a rare sight on Maquoit Bay
Brunswick, Maine, United States
23 Sep 2025
The Portland Press Herald
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Thought it was a mouse — then it spread its wings in Kautokeino
Kautokeino, Troms og Finnmark, Norway
22 Sep 2025
iFinnmark
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Rare porbeagle caught
Qasigiannguit, Qeqertalik, Greenland
20 Sep 2025
Sermitsiaq.ag
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Tornio, Lapland, Finland
17 Sep 2025
Lapin Kansa
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Sitka, Alaska, United States
16 Sep 2025
Anchorage Daily News
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Farmed Salmon Caught in Iceland’s Blanda River
Blanda River, Northwestern Region, Iceland
12 Sep 2025
Iceland Review
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Bear sighted near Yakutsk
Yakutsk, Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia
8 Sep 2025
Yakutia.Info
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Great white shark feasting on whale in Digby Neck adds twist to whale watching season
Digby Neck, Nova Scotia, Canada
2 Sep 2025
SaltWire
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Basking sharks captured on video off Nairn in rare sighting
Nairn, Highland, United Kingdom
30 Aug 2025
Inverness Courier
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Seven salmon confirmed as farmed escapees
Búðardalur, Western Region, Iceland
29 Aug 2025
mbl.is
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“Once in a lifetime to see this” – a rare hoopoe landed in a Pello resident’s yard
Pello, Lapland, Finland
25 Aug 2025
Lapin Kansa
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Emma was on the fast ferry that hit the whale: "Terrible to see"
Hammerfest, Troms og Finnmark, Norway
20 Aug 2025
Nordlys
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Bat as tourist in Sisimiut
Sisimiut, Qeqqata, Greenland
18 Aug 2025
Sermitsiaq
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Low Water Levels in the Mackenzie River
Norman Wells, Northwest Territories, Canada
15 Aug 2025
LEO Network
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Cougar family causing safety worries in Mesachie Lake
Mesachie Lake, British Columbia, Canada
14 Aug 2025
Lake Cowichan Gazette
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Counted a hundred farmed salmon in the lower part of Haukadalsá
Haukadalsá, Dalabyggð, Iceland
14 Aug 2025
visir.is
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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
Nordlys
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Rare white stork spotted in Dublin may be result of climate change, says expert
Lusk, Dublin, Ireland
7 Aug 2025
The Irish Times
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Invasive stone martens to be eradicated – hunt intensified: 'All must go'
Sölvesborg and Bromölla, Blekinge, Sweden
5 Aug 2025
SVT Nyheter
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A pest that feeds on bees and honey has been found in Alaska for the first time
Copper River Census Area, Alaska, United States
1 Aug 2025
Alaska Public Media
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Polar Bear near Hornstrandir
Hornstrandir, Westfjords, Iceland
31 Jul 2025
Vísir
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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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Unusual squid in Chignik Lagoon
Chignik Lagoon, Alaska, United States
29 Jul 2025
LEO Network
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Slow start – but now pink salmon may come in full force
Troms and Finnmark, Norway
29 Jul 2025
NRK Troms og Finnmark
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Increased Instances of Bears Entering Populated Areas
Norilsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
28 Jul 2025
Taimyrsky Telegraph
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Fishermen of Uelen village accidentally caught a dolphin
Uelen, Chukotsky District, Chukotka, Russia
28 Jul 2025
ProChukotku
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I swung my fist as hard as I could: Man recalls northwest B.C. cougar attack
Smithers, British Columbia, Canada
26 Jul 2025
Yukon News
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Municipal gardener urges community help to fight invasive lupines in Hammerfest
Hammerfest, Finnmark, Norway
23 Jul 2025
iFinnmark
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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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DOC investigating after dead stoat found on Rakiura/Stewart Island
Stewart Island / Rakiura, Southland, New Zealand
22 Jul 2025
NZ Herald
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Rare Basking Shark in Faxaflói Bay
Faxaflói Bay, Southwest, Iceland
22 Jul 2025
Vísir
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Chukotka Spoon-billed Sandpiper Found on Kamchatka for the First Time in 50 Years
Kamchatka Peninsula, Kamchatka Krai, Russia
21 Jul 2025
Анадырь - Онлайн
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Spotting rare right whale off Newfoundland had this tour guide 'Out of my skin excited'
St. Shott's, Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
21 Jul 2025
CBC News
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Rare leatherback sea turtle spotted in B.C. waters in once-in-a-decade sighting
Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada
14 Jul 2025
CHEK News
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Grizzly bear shot and killed near Rankin Inlet
Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, Canada
11 Jul 2025
Nunatsiaq News
Event
Rare sightings of yellow warbler, brown bat reported in Nunavut
Baker Lake and Arviat, Nunavut, Canada
11 Jul 2025
Nunatsiaq News
Event
Invasive European Green Crab found north of Ketchikan
Ketchikan, Alaska, United States
9 Jul 2025
https://www.alaskasnewssource.com
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Bear wandering through town killed by authorities
Nome, Alaska, United States
8 Jul 2025
The Nome Nugget
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Spotted in Anchorage: Invasive European Starlings
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
1 Jul 2025
LEO Network
Event
Lone beluga whale observed in Oslofjord and Sunnhordland – unusual this far south
Dimmelsvik, Sunnhordland, Norway
1 Jul 2025
NRK
Event
World’s northernmost observation of Horned Lark: This is a world sensation
Alta, Troms og Finnmark, Norway
23 Jun 2025
Altaposten
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Sparrow far from home
Nuuk, Sermersooq, Greenland
20 Jun 2025
Sermitsiaq.ag
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Bears in the backyard: Sightings on the rise in southwest Finland
Loimaa, Southwest Finland, Finland
28 May 2025
Yle News
Event
Unusually Warm Current North of Iceland
Siglunes, Northwest Iceland, Iceland
26 May 2025
Morgunblaðið
Event
Unusual catch in Pangnirtung: Student angler harvests polar bear
Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada
22 May 2025
Nunatsiaq News
Event
Shifting Dominance in Ponderosa Pine Forests
Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
15 May 2025
LEO Network
Event
Whale species never before seen in B.C. washes up on Vancouver Island
Port McNeill, British Columbia, Canada
15 May 2025
CTV News
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Risso's dolphins observed near Juneau
Benjamin Island, Alaska
15 May 2025
LEO Network
Event
Found larvae in the throat of dead moose calf in Karasjok
Karasjok, Finnmark Fylke, Norway
1 May 2025
NRK
Event
Fireball streaks across Alaska skies
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
24 Apr 2025
Alaska's News Source
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Whale Stranding in Njarðvík, Borgarfjörður Eystri
Njarðvík, Borgarfjörður Eystri, Iceland
18 Apr 2025
Vísir
Event
Humpback whale spotted near Kessock Bridge and Beauly Firth
Inverness, Highland, United Kingdom
15 Apr 2025
Inverness Courier
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Time for a bear: Baie Verte Peninsula town gets midday visit from a polar bear
Ming's Bight, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
8 Apr 2025
SaltWire
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Hoopoe hoopla: 'In my 40 years of birding, I've never seen anything like this spring'
Cork, Munster, Ireland
6 Apr 2025
The Irish Times
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Boreal Owl––A hungry winter nomad from the Interior
Nome, Alaska, United States
4 Apr 2025
The Nome Nugget
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Danish find worries researchers: Asian fungus could take over Swedish forests
Skåne, Skåne, Sweden
27 Mar 2025
SVT Nyheter
Event
Ticks carrying Lyme disease may have infiltrated Montana; found on bird dog
Billings, Montana, United States
28 Feb 2025
Spokesman.com
Event
Blackfish in DeLong Lake
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
17 Feb 2025
LEO Network
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Three new non-native species found in Prince William Sound
Tatitlek, Alaska, United States
12 Feb 2025
KTUU
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Bat Flies Around the Hills
Reykjavík, Iceland
26 Jan 2025
Vísir
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Early birds: Photographer spots Brant geese down-Island ahead of usual PQB return
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
6 Jan 2025
Lake Cowichan Gazette
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Rare cougar sighting reported in urban Vancouver, far from wilderness
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
26 Dec 2024
CHEK
Event
Young mammoth remains discovered in Siberian permafrost after roughly 50,000 years
Batagaika crater, Siberia, Russia
25 Dec 2024
Eye on the Arctic
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Bethel Christmas bird counters spy rare bird, despite windy conditions
Bethel, Alaska, United States
21 Dec 2024
KYUK
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Male orca's surprise visit causes a splash in Vancouver Island harbour
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
14 Dec 2024
Lake Cowichan Gazette
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Curious Polar Bear Frightens Residents of Chukotka Village
Uelen, Chukotka, Russia
12 Dec 2024
Prochukotku
Event
Humpback whale spotted in Irish river for the first time
Shannon Estuary, Ireland
10 Dec 2024
The Irish Times
Event
Endangered whales found entangled in rope off Massachusetts, and 1 is likely to die
Massachusetts, United States
9 Dec 2024
Press Herald
Event
Penguin 'Gus' on His Way Home – After Unusual Holiday
Western Australia, Australia
27 Nov 2024
SVT Nyheter
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Mama orca and her kids go 'grocery shopping' near downtown Vancouver
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
24 Nov 2024
Yukon News
Event
'Stunning' 47-foot fin whale washes ashore near Anchorage's Westchester Lagoon
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
18 Nov 2024
Alaska Public Media
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Sandhill crane straggler spotted at Creamer's Field
Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
14 Nov 2024
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
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Orcas spotted in Penn Cove for the first time in over five decades
Oak Harbor, Washington, United States
7 Nov 2024
king5.com
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VIDEO: Chum salmon make triumphant return to B.C. creek for 1st time in 75 years
Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
7 Nov 2024
Lake Cowichan Gazette
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‘A beautiful thing’: Klamath River salmon are spotted far upstream in Oregon after dam removal
Klamath, California, United States
20 Oct 2024
Los Angeles Times
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