Alaska has experienced a series of seal mortalities in June that were concentrated in the northern part of the state. This dead seal was found on the bluff near a public park in Anchorage.
Late arrival of humpback whales may be related to a change in abundance of prey species.
"Its face was down in the mud and it was laboring to breathe. Its body condition was wasted and we could see its ribs."
This walrus was found by a local fisherman and reported by LEO Network to the US Fish and Wildlife Walrus Hotline. The carcass is thought to be too old for necropsy or sample collection.
18 dead seals were found along the coast, and are like part of a larger mortality event that includes 60 seals total. The average number of dead ice seals normally found in a year is 18.
Because of the increased travel distance, only families with larger boats were able to participate in the hunt and bring back enough to make the trip cost effective. With a heavier load in the boat, one family ran out of gas trying to get home and had to be rescued.
Grey whale (Eschrichtius robustus) found beached near the Placer River along Turnagain Arm is one of five grey whales reported dead along the Alaska coast during 2019.
A species rarely seen in the Seward area.
A sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) found beached on the east side of Lynn Canal had trauma consistent with being hit by a boat propeller.
"Looked normal at first then we started to butcher it found some unusual stuff on the insides."
Ringed seal (Phoca hispida) found with jelly-like meat texture and thin skin near the armpit and ribcage.
Dead sea otter (Enhydra lutris) found on the beach with no obvious sign of injury although it did show signs of hair loss.
Large bull kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana) bed near the 1st channel marker, which used to attract sea otters, has disappeared.
Unusual Stellar sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) sighting in Utqiaġvik.
Residents of Chevak and Hooper Bay found two species of sea bird either dead or approachable near the mouth of the Kiuqliiviq and Aprun rivers near fish camps. Residents of Hooper Bay also found a dead sea mammal on the beach.
Porpoise spotted heading up the Pastolik River
Gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) found dead on the beach near Kivalina.
Rare observation of sea otter in Haro Strait, perhaps first since 2014.
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