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Black-tailed Gull
(Larus crassirostris)
in Lund/Powell River
Powell River, British Columbia, Canada
13 Sep 2018
BC Rare Bird Alert
Event
Orchard Oriole
(Icterus spurius)
in Kelowna
Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
9 Sep 2018
BC Rare Bird Alerts
Event
Rare sighting of lone Brown Pelican in Oak Bay waters
Oak Bay, British Columbia, Canada
5 Sep 2018
Victoria News
Event
Gulf of Maine Water Temperatures Soar Near Record Highs After Ocean 'Heat Wave'
Gulf of Maine
5 Sep 2018
The Weather Channel
Event
Common Ringed Plover
(Charadrius hiaticula)
in Campbell River
Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada
5 Sep 2018
BC Rare Bird Alert
Event
Farmed Salmon Caught in Icelandic Rivers
Isafjordur, Westfjords, Iceland
3 Sep 2018
Iceland Review
Event
Pod of Pilot Whales Unexpectedly Spotted in Westfjords
Isafjordur, Westfjords, Iceland
31 Aug 2018
Iceland Review
Event
Rare Walrus Sighting in East Iceland
Isafjordur, Westfjords, Iceland
26 Aug 2018
Iceland Review
Event
White-winged Dove
(Zenaida asiatica)
in Port Renfrew
Port Renfrew, British Columbia, Canada
22 Aug 2018
Event
Brown Booby
(Sula leucogaster)
near Malcolm Island
Queen Charlotte Strait
22 Aug 2018
BC Rare Bird Alert
Event
Northernmost American Bullfrog
(Lithobates catesbeianus)
Observation on iNaturalist
Inland Lake Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada
21 Aug 2018
iNaturalist.org
Event
Sea Lion (
Eumetopias jubatus
) Sighting in Utqiaġvik
19 Aug 2018
LEO Network
Event
Unidentified Beetle Pupa Found Near River Bank
St. Mary's, Alaska, United States
17 Aug 2018
LEO Network
Event
Typically-tropical great egret nests in Finland for first time
Porvoo, Uusimaa, Finland
8 Aug 2018
Yle Uutiset
Event
The seaweed deluge hitting Caribbean shores
Caribbean Shores
6 Aug 2018
BBC News
Event
Scientists puzzled by right whale's appearance off Iceland
Reykjavík, Reykjavík, Iceland
27 Jul 2018
Eye on the Arctic
Event
First Observation of Northern Groundcone (
Boschniakia rossica
)
Crooked Creek, Alaska, United States
16 Jul 2018
LEO Network
Event
Curve-billed Thrasher
(Toxostoma curvirostre)
in Canal Flats
Invermere, British Columbia, Canada
5 Jul 2018
BC Rare Bird Alert
Event
Cougar Sighted on Upper Kenai River
Cooper Landing, Alaska, United States
30 Jun 2018
LEO Network
Event
Northernmost Bobcat
(Lynx rufus)
Observation
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
17 Jun 2018
iNaturalist.org
Event
Why a rare appearance of capelin in P.E.I. is good news
White's Cove, Prince Edward Island, Canada
14 Jun 2018
CBC
Event
Blackline Prickleback (
Acantholumpenus mackayi
) Caught While Fishing For Herring
Chevak, Alaska, United States
2 Jun 2018
LEO Network
Event
Purple Gallinule (
Porphyrio martinica
): Newfoundland Rare Bird of 2018
Waterford River, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
1 Jun 2018
The Telegram
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
A Lesser Queenfish
(Scomberoides lysan)
near Sydney
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
18 Feb 2018
Redmap
Event
Rare bird visit to Cranbrook sparks BC-wide interest
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
15 Jan 2018
Cranbrook Daily Townsman
Event
Arctic snowy owls wintering in U.S. fitted with tiny tracking devices
Duxbury Beach, Massachusetts, United States
23 Dec 2017
CBC News
Event
Coral Found Following November Storm
Port Heiden, Alaska, United States
25 Nov 2017
LEO Network
Event
Dozens Of Octopuses Are Walking Up Onto Shore For No Apparent Reason
Wales, United Kingdom
1 Nov 2017
The Rainforest Site Blog
Event
Horntail Wood Wasp (family Siricidae)
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
4 Aug 2017
LEO Network
Event
Ocean Sunfish (
Mola mola
) off Masset, Haida Gwaii
near Masset, Haida Gwaii
1 Aug 2017
LEO Network
Event
Tales of Lake Iliamna monster resurface with new sightings
Iliamna Lake, Alaska, United States
28 Jun 2017
Alaska Dispatch News
Event
'Hard to believe': Western Arctic community marvels at moose sighting
Paulatuk, Northwest Territories, Canada
28 Jun 2017
CBC News
Event
Polar bear in Nunavik's northernmost community? No, it's a black bear.
Salluit, Nunavut, Canada
18 Jun 2017
CBC News
Event
Anchorage Area Rarity – Hawfinch
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
4 Apr 2017
Anchorage Audubon Society
Event
Unusual Depressions in Lummi Tideflats
Marietta, Washington, United States
28 Feb 2017
LEO Network
Event
Ice of Change - Amid Waterfowl Sightings
Diomede, Alaska, United States
27 Jan 2017
LEO Network
Event
Invasive plant discovered near Anchorage’s Potter Marsh
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
8 Nov 2016
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Black Slugs Invade Whittier
Whittier, Alaska, United States
12 Oct 2016
Glacier City Gazette
Event
Crayfish invade Kodiak waters
Kodiak, Alaska, United States
5 Oct 2015
KTOO
Event
Bullfrogs threaten B.C. ecosystems
Southwestern British Columbia
21 Jul 2015
Canadian Geographic
Event
Invasive weed makes its way into world's largest floatplane base
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
24 Jun 2015
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Invasive Russian Boar
Fort Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
22 Jun 2015
LEO Network
Event
Ocean 'blob' brings bad fish food to B.C. waters
Northeast Pacific Ocean
8 Jun 2015
CBC News
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
Pacific Sleeper Shark (
Somniosus pacificus
)
Shishmaref, Alaska, United States
20 Oct 2014
LEO Network
Event
Kelp Greenling (
Hexagrammos decagrammus
)
Golovin, Alaska, USA
3 Jul 2014
LEO Network
Event
First Horned Grebes Settle in Reykjavík Pond
Hafnarfjordur, Capital Region, Iceland
31 May 2013
Iceland Review
Event
Birch trees and bird vetch prompt slew of questions in Interior Alaska
Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
22 Aug 2012
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
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
First Elephant Seal Born at Race Rocks
Race Rocks Ecological Reserve, British Columbia, Canada
31 Jan 2009
Race Rocks Ecological Reserve- Marine mammals, seabirds
Event
Unusual species of kelp (Aureophycus) identified
Saint George, Alaska, United States
15 Jul 2008
LEO Network
Event
Crayfish - Invaders from the Bayou
Kenai, Alaska, United States
9 Jul 2007
Alaska Fish and Wildlife News
Event
Oh, rats! Rodent sighting means Anchorage has infestations, too
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
1 Oct 2003
Associated Press
Event
Junior minister urges public to ‘cop on’ and leave Wally the Walrus in peace
The Irish Times
Event
Volcano eruption near Tonga was so powerful, Alaskans could hear it from 6,000 miles away
Palmer, Alaska, United States
Bristol Bay Times
Event
Hiker encounters 2 mountain lions on popular trail
San Francisco, California, United States
Event
Polar bear that walked unprecedented 1,000 km south from Arctic habitat is caught in Yakutia
Dzhebariki-Khaya, Sakha, Russia
Siberian Times
Event
Black-crowned night herons spotted on St Kilda
St. Kilda, Scotland, UK
BBC News
Event
Officials warn Iqaluit residents after possible polar bear sighting at territorial park
CBC
Event
Gardeners on red alert as destructive lily beetle expands its foothold in Edmonton
CBC
Event
An opossum’s arrival in Homer spurs capture efforts, memes and a campaign to #FreeGrubby
Homer, Alaska, United States
Anchorage Daily News
Event
1st Asian giant hornet found in Snohomish County
Marysville, Washington, United States
King5
Event
Brown bear first spotted on Wrangel Island
Event
Thousands of walruses have settled on a rookery near Tiutei Yaha
Goarctic.ru
Event
‘Freaky-looking’ fanged fishes found on Oregon coastline
Nehalem, Oregon, United States
Event
The appearance of southern spiders in the Arctic initiated the creation of a system for geotechnical monitoring of permafrost
Russian Arctic
https://goarctic.ru
Event
Black vultures are descending on Hershey. Residents want them gone.
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States
fox43.com
Event
Humpback salmon have invaded the River Teno
Teno River, Norway/Finland Border
The Independent Barents Observer
Event
More wolves in southern Sweden
Southern Sweden
Event
Rare bug spotted for first time in more than 30 years
Aberlour, Scotland, United Kingdom
BBC News
Event
Ancient white sturgeon caught in Canada
Agassiz, British Columbia, Canada
The Irish Times
Event
Anglers on alert for invasive Pacific pink salmon
Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom
BBC News
Event
Unexpected fish and squid found in the Central Arctic Ocean
Phys.org
Event
France mulls rescue plan for whale in River Seine
Vernon, Normandy, France
BBC News
Event
Cougar spotted crossing Hwy 3 outside Yellowknife
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
CBC
Event
Invasive slug species slimes into city
Event
Lack of food drives away southern resident killer whales
Salish Sea
Times Colonist
Event
New Invasive Species Detected in Alaska
Sitka, Alaska, United States
ADFG News
Event
Lone beluga whale spotted on Yukon River near Tanana
Rampart, Alaska, United States
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Event
Great white egret attracts attention in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut
Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, Canada
CBC
Event
Opposites Attract? – Melanistic Big Cat and Lavender Guinea Fowl
Valemount, British Columbia, Canada
LEO Network
Event
Tropical fish follow warmer waters south, devouring kelp forests
southern Australia
ABC News
Event
Extremely rare visitor: Black Vulture spotted in Burgeo
Burgeo, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
CBC
Event
Rare Sighting of Wolverine Confirmed in Multiple California Counties
Inyo National Forest, California, United States
California Department of Fish and Game
Event
Basking Sharks (
Cetorhinus maximus
) Return to Monterey Bay
Moss Landing, California, United States
15 Jan 1990
LEO Network
Event
Shellfish growers in Northwest’s oyster capital want ‘blitz’ against invasive green crabs
Ocean Park, Washington, United States
opb
Event
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