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King crab boom in northern Norway has become multi-million dollar industry
Barrents, Norway
6 Apr 2024
The Independent Barents Observer
Event
The Hope Dog Sled Race Attracts a Polar Bear to Uelen
Uelen, Chukotskiy Avtonomnyy Okrug, Russia
2 Apr 2024
Prochukotku
Event
Incredibly rare: Gray whale, extinct in Atlantic for 200 years, spotted south of Nantucket
Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States
7 Mar 2024
Inquirer and Mirror
Event
Beluga whale Hvaldimir visiting Helgeroa
Larvik, Vestfold, Norway
19 May 2023
NRK
Event
Spring melt reveals vole tracks
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
15 May 2023
LEO Network
Event
Discovered brand new fish species in Norway: "What the hell have we got here?"
Nautnes, Øygarden, Vestland, Norway
12 May 2023
NRK
Event
Rare whooper swan returns with trumpeters to Marsh Lake
M'Clintock Bay
14 Apr 2023
Yukon News
Event
Beluga whales swam up the Kuskokwim River to Bethel and scientists want samples of them
Bethel, Alaska, United States
31 May 2022
Alaska Public Media
Event
Rare cormorant spotted in Kotzebue
Kotzebue, Alaska, United States
31 May 2022
LEO Network
Event
Peculiar orange fungus on juniper bushes
Valemount, British Columbia, Canada
18 May 2022
LEO Network
Event
Photographer finds massive octopus dead on Vancouver Island shore
Cherry Point, British Columbia, Canada
10 May 2022
Victoria Times Colonist
Event
Whooper swan far from home spotted in the Yukon
Marsh Lake, Yukon, Canada
23 Apr 2022
Yukon News
Event
Small owl sighting
Kongiganak, Alaska, United States
16 Mar 2022
LEO Network
Event
Japanese skeleton shrimp found in Nateekin Bay
Unalaska, Alaska, United States
2 Mar 2022
LEO Network
Event
Probably the world's northernmost observed narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth
Sjona, Rana, Nordland, Norway
23 May 2021
NRK
Event
This giant mosquito attracts attention – Never seen such a mosquito
Skarberget, Narvik, Nordland, Norway
17 May 2021
NRK
Event
Hunt opens for musk ox stranded on ice floes
Mekoryuk, Alaska, United States
14 May 2021
KYUK
Event
Coyote (
Canis latrans
) at Rabbit Creek
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
10 May 2021
LEO Network
Event
Sleeper Shark (
Somniosus pacificus
) in Kasitsna Bay
Seldovia Village, Alaska, United States
3 May 2021
LEO Network
Event
New Arrival - Speckle Belly Geese (
Anser albifrons
)
Seldovia, Alaska, United States
3 May 2021
LEO Network
Event
Washed up - euphausiid shrimp on area beach
Whittier, Alaska, United States
24 Apr 2021
LEO Network
Event
Melting Arctic ice reduces bowhead whale migration
Bearing, Chukchi, and Beaufort Seas
20 Apr 2021
the Guardian
Event
Unidentified Waxy Substance
Unalaska, Alaska, United States
9 Apr 2021
LEO Network
Event
Fearless Fox (Vulpes vulpes) Spotted in Far North Bicentennial Park in Anchorage
Far North Bicentennial Park, Anchorage, Alaska, United States
7 Apr 2021
LEO Network
Event
Arctic walrus spotted in Kerry reappears in Wales
Wales, England, United Kingdom
30 Mar 2021
The Irish Times
Event
Polar bear filmed running along road in Yakutia 460km south of its natural Arctic habitat
Батагай, Верхоянский район, Sakha, Russia
30 Mar 2021
Siberian Times
Event
Rare salmon shark spotted near Catalina Island
San Pedro, California, United States
29 Mar 2021
Orange County Register
Event
Coyotes sightings in St. John's and Mount Pearl Sunday morning
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
28 Mar 2021
The Telegram
Event
Wolves finding new homes in southern Sweden
Malmö, Skåne, Sweden
18 Mar 2021
Radio Sweden
Event
From Greenland to Valentia: face to face with a king of the Arctic
Knightstown, Ireland
17 Mar 2021
independent
Event
Alaskans urged to destroy moss balls that could contain invasive mussels
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
11 Mar 2021
https://www.alaskasnewssource.com
Event
Magne Vorland got grey shark – shattered 43 year old Norwegian record
Ålfjorden, Rogaland, Norway
9 Mar 2021
NRK
Event
Humpback whale up Saint Lawrence River
St. Lawrence River, Sorel, Quebec, Canada
29 May 2020
Global News
Event
Young gray whale appears to be stuck in Twentymile River near Portage
Portage Creek, Alaska, United States
27 May 2020
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Rare whale with long, spiky teeth washes up at California beach
San Diego, California, United States
26 May 2020
Fox News
Event
Bottlenose dolphins sighted off Finnish coast for first time in nearly 70 years
Southwest Finland
23 May 2020
Yle Uutiset
Event
Possible Pacific White-sided Dolphin Sighting (
Lagenorhynchus obliquidens
)
Unalaska, Alaska, United States
20 May 2020
LEO Network
Event
Chukar (
Alectoris chukar
) in my backyard in Anchorage
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
19 May 2020
LEO Network
Event
Wild Animals Roam Russian Cities During Quarantine
Russia
19 May 2020
The Moscow Times
Event
More wolves in Gävleborg - pressure increases to allow licensed hunt
Gävle, Gävleborg, Sweden
19 May 2020
Radio Sweden
Event
Humpback whale breaching east of Vancouver spotted by Burnaby seniors
Burrard Inlet, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
15 May 2020
CBC News
Event
In rare sighting for Island, at least 7 grizzly bears spotted near Sayward
14 May 2020
Times Colonist
Event
Invasive lizard species spotted in Georgia
Reidsville, Georgia, United States
13 May 2020
KMBC
Event
Beaver numbers have exploded in Northwest Alaska with some striking effects on the environment
Kobuk, Alaska, United States
12 May 2020
KTOO
Event
Rare blue dragons are washing up on a Texas seashore
Padre Island National Seashore, Texas, USA
10 May 2020
CTVNews
Event
First recorded striped dolphin sighting on Haida Gwaii
Crow's Nest, Haisa Gwaii, Canada
8 May 2020
Haida Gwaii Observer
Event
Invasive Common Wall Lizard Continues to Spread, Saanich
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
1 May 2020
LEO Network
Event
Juvenile grey whale caught on camera in Nanoose Bay
Nanoose Bay, British Columbia, Canada
25 Apr 2020
CTV News
Event
Icelandic Capelin May Have Migrated to the Faroes
Faroe Islands
24 Apr 2020
Iceland Review
Event
Velella velella Strandings in Tofino
Tofino, British Columbia, Canada
19 Apr 2020
LEO Network
Event
Wild animals appear in Israeli urban areas as COVID-19 pandemic isolates people at homes
Beersheba, Southern District, Israel
19 Apr 2020
Xinhua
Event
Wildlife Return to Field Training Area
CFB Shilo Training Area
14 Apr 2020
LEO Network
Event
Increase in Snowshoe Hares (
Lepus americanus
)
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
11 Apr 2020
LEO Network
Event
Multiple Cougars Seen Wandering the Streets of Santiago Amid Coronavirus Lockdown
Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile
9 Apr 2020
EcoWatch
Event
Coyote (
Canis latrans
) Observed in Edmonton Urban Setting
Beaumont, Alberta, Canada
6 Apr 2020
LEO Network
Event
Rats come out of hiding as lockdowns eliminate urban trash
New York City, New York, United States
3 Apr 2020
National Geographic
Event
Daytime raccoon (Procyon lotor) and red fox (Vulpes vulpes) activity
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
28 Mar 2020
LEO Network
Event
Wild Animals Reclaim San Francisco and LA After Cities Empty Over COVID-19
San Francisco, California, United States
22 Mar 2020
The Daily Beast
Event
Northern Shrike (
Lanius borealis
) in Wasilla
Knik-Fairview, Alaska, United States
18 Mar 2020
LEO Network
Event
Rare white ‘ghost orca’ spotted near Nanaimo
Northern Strait of Georgia
29 May 2019
Global News
Event
Bald Eagle (
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
) regurgitation full of plastic found in Unalaska
Unalaska, Alaska, United States
27 May 2019
LEO Network
Event
Rare bird spotted in Finland for the first time
Kirkkonummi, Uusimaa, Finland
20 May 2019
Yle Uutiset
Event
Gray Whale (
Eschrichtius robustus
) Feeding in Haro Strait
Haro Strait, Canada
19 May 2019
LEO Network
Event
First Mosquito (
Culicidae
) Sighted
Kotzebue, Alaska, United States
19 May 2019
LEO Network
Event
Another gray whale has been found dead in Turnagain Arm
16 May 2019
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Shiner Surfperch (
Cymatogaster aggregata
) in Southcentral Alaska
Tatitlek, Alaska, United States
14 May 2019
LEO Network
Event
This rare duck from Asia is causing a stir among birders. How it got to Anchorage is a mystery.
Knik, Alaska, United States
10 May 2019
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Juvenile Elephant Seal
(Mirounga angustirostris)
Hauled Out
Seward, Alaska, United States
5 May 2019
LEO Network
Event
Natuashish photographer captures 3 polar bears and a surprise walrus
Natuashish 2, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
1 May 2019
CBC
Event
Dalmatian pelicans that took a wrong turn to freezing Siberia in winter released back to wild
Aleysk, Altai Krai, Russia
25 Apr 2019
Siberia Times
Event
Frantic bid to save Umka the lost and forlorn polar bear who travelled 700 km in the wrong direction on ice floe
Tilichiki, Kamtsjatka, Russia
18 Apr 2019
Siberia Times
Event
Pace of Bering Sea changes startle scientists
Kotlik, Alaska, United States
13 Apr 2019
PBS NewsHour
Event
Dead grey whale towed to Institute of Ocean Sciences in Sidney for necropsy
Sidney Channel, British Columbia, Canada
5 Apr 2019
CHEK
Event
Whale Fatality Likely Caused By Boat Propeller
Southeast Alaska
3 Apr 2019
LEO Network
Event
Willows (genus
Salix
) Budding in March
Kotzebue, Alaska, United States
27 Mar 2019
LEO Network
Event
More polar bears are entering communities in East Greenland, hunters say in new survey
Baffin, Nunavut, Canada
19 May 2018
CBC
Event
Pair of Sea Otters
(Enhydra lutris)
Observed in Cordova Channel
Tsawout First Nation Beach, British Columbia, Canada
19 May 2018
LEO Network
Event
Alaskan Killer Whales in British Columbia
Off West Coast of Haida Gwaii
30 Apr 2018
Hakai Magazine
Event
This pink salmon swam farther up the Mackenzie River than ever recorded
Tsiigehtchic, Northwest Territories, Canada
4 Apr 2018
CBC
Event
As Alaskan Waters Warm, Market Squid Move North
Petersburg, Alaska, United States
14 Mar 2018
Undark
Event
Anchorage Area Rarity – Hawfinch
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
4 Apr 2017
Anchorage Audubon Society
Event
The Blob: Why warmer oceans are a big concern
Northeast Pacific Ocean
29 Apr 2015
Sooke News Mirror
Event
The warm ‘blob’ in Canada’s Pacific Ocean
Gulf of Alaska / Northeast Pacific
4 Apr 2015
Times Colonist
Event
First Horned Grebes Settle in Reykjavík Pond
Hafnarfjordur, Capital Region, Iceland
31 May 2013
Iceland Review
Event
Unusual Bearded Seal (
Erignathus barbatus
)
Shishmaref, Alaska, United States
29 May 2012
LEO Network
Event
Brown Pelicans In BC Waters
Discovery Island, Oak Bay, British Columbia, Canada
14 May 2009
Vancouver Sun
Event
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