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A New Clam in Town
Hafnarfjörður, Capital Region, Iceland
31 Dec 2020
Iceland Review
Event
Polar bears leave the Chukchi village of Rrykaipi
18 Dec 2020
Event
Young whale with broken jaw washed up on Belgian beach
Bredene, Flanders, Belgium
11 Dec 2020
The Brussels Times
Event
Researchers think they spotted new whale species off Mexico
San Benito Islands
10 Dec 2020
The Straits Times
Event
Vermilion flycatcher - A big red surprise
Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
3 Dec 2020
The Telegram
Event
Seal hunters come across frozen beached bowhead whale
Taloyoak, Nunavut, Canada
29 Nov 2020
CBC
Event
Coyotes are being spotted in Yellowknife
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
24 Nov 2020
CBC
Event
'Once in a millennium': Record-breaking rogue wave measured off Vancouver Island
Ucluelet, British Columbia, Canada
17 Nov 2020
CTV News-Vancouver Island
Event
Humpback whales have been spotted in an Australian river
Kakadu National Park.
15 Nov 2020
Stuff
Event
Swedish researcher finds fish and squid in icy depths of Arctic Ocean
13 Nov 2020
Radio Sweden
Event
Pacific Sand Lance (
Ammodytes hexapterus
) Make First Appearance
Kivalina, Alaska, United States
8 Nov 2020
LEO Network
Event
Coonstripe Shrimp (
Pandalus hypsinotis
) Found on Beach After Storm
Kivalina, Alaska, United States
8 Nov 2020
LEO Network
Event
Russian scientists discover huge walrus haulout in Arctic circle
Kara Sea
6 Nov 2020
Reuters
Event
Monitoring program tracks invasive
(Didemnum vexillum)
or “marine vomit”
Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway
2 Nov 2020
havnespy.stavangerdykk.no
Event
Fireball in the sky over Alaska is likely a meteorite
29 Oct 2020
The Arctic Sounder
Event
Deep-diving whale dies after swimming up river
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
27 Oct 2020
BBC News
Event
Entomologists vacuum Asian giant hornets out of first nest found in Whatcom County
Blaine, Washington, United States
24 Oct 2020
king5.com
Event
Lone Scottish dolphin spotted off Denmark
Svendborg, South Denmark, Denmark
12 Oct 2020
BBC News
Event
Alaska Grown Black Walnuts
Peter's Creek
10 Oct 2020
Facebook - Alaska Home Gardeners Group
Event
A rare Jay spotted in Whitehorse. But was it a Blue Jay
(Cyanocitta cristata)
or Steller's Jay
(Cyanocitta stelleri)
?
Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
7 Oct 2020
LEO Network
Event
Rare King-of-the-salmon fish found on Vancouver Island
Sooke, British Columbia, Canada
30 Sep 2020
CTV News - Vancouver Island
Event
Badger on the Finnmark plateau: – very strange, but also very fun
Čuonjájávri, Kautokeino, Norway
25 Sep 2020
NRK
Event
Rare fish washes ashore at Whiffen Spit
Sooke, British Columbia, Canada
22 Sep 2020
Times Colonist
Event
Rare muskox sighting in Manokotak raises questions
Manokotak, Alaska, United States
17 Sep 2020
Bristol Bay Times
Event
Meet Nunavut's newest arrival: the beaver
Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada
16 Sep 2020
Nunatsiaq News
Event
Cougar spotted on Ingraham Trail on Sunday: GNWT
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
14 Sep 2020
NNSL Media
Event
Pink salmon catches in Nunavik are raising red flags for biologists
Kangirsuk, Quebec, Canada
11 Sep 2020
ArcticToday
Event
These are among the rarest birds you can see in Norway
Stormyrjordene, Bodø, Nordland, Norway
10 Sep 2020
NRK
Event
Rare ‘Ugly Duckling’ Albino Seal Pup in Far East Russia Wins Hearts
Tyuleny Island
10 Sep 2020
The Moscow Times
Event
Muskox (
Ovibos moschatus
) in Manokotak
Manokotak, Alaska, United States
8 Sep 2020
LEO Network
Event
Growth on Window After Storm
Tatitlek, Alaska, United States
3 Sep 2020
LEO Network
Event
Uncommon Slimy Sculpin (
Cottus cognatus
) Catch
North Fork Andreafski River
29 Aug 2020
LEO Network
Event
Grasshoppers are Becoming More Common
Koyuk, Alaska, United States
28 Aug 2020
LEO Network
Event
Polar bear mother brings her cubs into the Arctic town of Pevek in Chukotka
Pevek, Chukotskiy Avtonomnyy Okrug, Russia
24 Aug 2020
Siberia Times
Event
Caterpillar Causing Itchy Skin Likely a Rusty Tussock Caterpillar (
Orgyia antiqua
)
Alakanuk, Alaska, United States
22 Aug 2020
LEO Network
Event
Three great white sharks venture 'very tight' to Nova Scotia shores
Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
14 Aug 2020
The Telegram
Event
Rare white orca spotted off Kupreanof Island
Petersburg, Alaska, United States
12 Aug 2020
KTOO
Event
Seiners in Southeast Alaska rescue an unlikely hard-shelled visitor
Ketchikan, Alaska, United States
11 Aug 2020
Alaska Public Media
Event
Resident harvests wayward moose wandering near Utqiagvik
Utqiaġvik, Alaska, United States
6 Aug 2020
Arctic Sounder
Event
Muskox (
Ovibos moschatus
) in Napaimute
Napaimute, Alaska, United States
2 Aug 2020
LEO Network
Event
Watson Lake resident captures 'first record' of ghost moth in Yukon
Watson Lake, Yukon, Canada
2 Aug 2020
CBC
Event
White bear on the Junjik River
Allakaket, Alaska, United States
31 Jul 2020
LEO Network
Event
Summer resident killed by great white in Maine’s first fatal shark attack
Portland, Maine, United States
28 Jul 2020
Press Herald
Event
Invasive grass carp caught in Chambly Basin
Chambly, Quebec, Canada
28 Jul 2020
Montreal Gazette
Event
Puffin saved by lucky chance
Borgarnes, West, Iceland
24 Jul 2020
RÚV
Event
Unusual Pink Caterpillar is a Sawfly Larvae
Grayling, Alaska, United States
20 Jul 2020
LEO Network
Event
Brown booby makes rare visit to Ireland
Greystones, Leinster, Ireland
14 Jul 2020
RTE.ie
Event
Fisherman snags barracuda off Vancouver Island in rare encounter
Alberni Inlet, Vancouver Island, Canada
13 Jul 2020
Port Alberni Valley News
Event
Thousands of blue jellyfish clog cooling system in Israeli power plant
Ashqelon, Southern District, Israel
10 Jul 2020
The Independent
Event
California condors return to Sequoia National Park for the 1st time in decades
7 Jul 2020
KTLA
Event
Wild Boars Appear in Moscow Parks, Officials Warn
Moscow, Moscow, Russia
6 Jul 2020
The Moscow Times
Event
Green Sturgeon (
Acipenser medirostris
) in Kachemak Bay
Halibut Cove, Alaska, United States
6 Jul 2020
LEO Network
Event
Pelicans spotted as far north as Kugluktuk, Nunavut
Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
5 Jul 2020
CBC
Event
‘A grave concern’: European green crabs discovered on Haida Gwaii
Skidegate 1, British Columbia, Canada
4 Jul 2020
Victoria News
Event
Jellyfish the size of dinner plates on Northeast beaches
Scituate, Massachusetts, United States
3 Jul 2020
CNN
Event
Southern resident whales returning later to Salish Sea in ‘drastic’ change
Strait of Georgia
1 Jul 2020
Times Colonist
Event
Beluga off San Diego is farthest south the species has been documented on West Coast
Point Loma, Coronado, California, United States
27 Jun 2020
FOX 5 San Diego
Event
First a whale, now a bearded seal spotted in Laval
Terrebonne, Quebec, Canada
25 Jun 2020
Global News
Event
Seaweed invasion hurting fishermen's livelihoods
Strait of Gibraltar
21 Jun 2020
Al Jazeera
Event
Trumpeter swans are newcomers to the nesting scene in Potter Marsh
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
19 Jun 2020
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Unusual Spider is Actually a Mite
Newhalen, Alaska, United States
16 Jun 2020
LEO Network
Event
Northern anchovy blooms bring more sea life to Burrard Inlet
Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada
14 Jun 2020
CBC
Event
Orca pod makes rare appearance in Vancouver’s False Creek
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
12 Jun 2020
Global News
Event
New possible bottlenose dolphin sighting turns heads in Finland
Lovisa, Uusimaa, Finland
11 Jun 2020
Yle Uutiset
Event
Multiple bear sightings in Saanich, near UVic
Oak Bay, British Columbia, Canada
5 Jun 2020
Victoria Buzz
Event
Black bears on the move: more heading south
Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
4 Jun 2020
CHEK
Event
Uncommon Ruby Tiger Moth (
Phragmatobia fuliginosa
) Sighting
Teller, Alaska, United States
4 Jun 2020
LEO Network
Event
Yellow Jacket Wasp Nesting on the Beaches in Nome
Nome, Alaska, United States
3 Jun 2020
LEO Network
Event
Chukar Partridge (
Alectoris chukar
) in Anchorage
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
2 Jun 2020
LEO Network
Event
Ticks moving into Northern Saskatchewan
Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada
2 Jun 2020
LEO Network
Event
Fine Yellow Dust is Likely Pollen
St. Mary's, Alaska, United States
2 Jun 2020
LEO Network
Event
Dolphins sighted in Kopli Bay in Estonia
Tallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia
2 Jun 2020
The Baltic Course
Event
Rare bird in historic visit to Sweden
Göteborg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden
1 Jun 2020
Radio Sweden
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
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