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Extremely rare beaked whale washes ashore in Otago
Wellington, New Zealand
14 Jul 2024
NZ Herald
Event
Stranded whale dies at Christchurch beach
Akaroa, Canterbury, New Zealand
28 Jan 2024
NZ Herald
Event
High number of seal deaths linked to bird flu, feds say
Portland, Maine, United States
5 Jul 2022
Press Herald
Event
Over 30 dead harbor seals wash ashore in southern Maine in 2 days
Saco, Maine, United States
13 Aug 2018
Press Herald
Event
Sperm whale found dead off beach near Blenheim during weekend
Blenheim, Marlborough Region, New Zealand
9 Jul 2018
NZ Herald
Event
Community heartbroken after attempts to save stranded whales prove in vain
Ahipara, Northland Region, New Zealand
15 Feb 2023
NZ Herald
Event
Orca found dead after earlier stranding on island north of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
31 May 2021
NZ Herald
Event
Decomposed whale washes up on Old Orchard Beach, draws crowd
Old Orchard Beach, Maine, United States
22 Jul 2018
Press Herald
Event
Mysterious Mass Deaths of African Cape Fur Seals Alarm Conservationists
Walvis Bay, Erongo, Namibia
29 Oct 2020
Latin America Herald Tribune
Event
Mass deaths of elephant seals recorded as bird flu sweeps across the Antarctic
South Georgia, Sandwich Islands
8 Dec 2023
the Guardian
Event
First birds, now mammals: how H5N1 is killing thousands of sea lions in Peru
Peru
21 Mar 2023
the Guardian
Event
North Atlantic right whales may face extinction after no new births recorded
Gulf of Maine
26 Feb 2018
the Guardian
Event
Killer whales are stalking boats and stealing their fish
Bering Sea
20 Jun 2017
The Verge
Event
Scientists baffled by number of whale deaths on the coasts of Scotland and Ireland
Scotland & Ireland
11 Sep 2018
The Scotsman
Event
The first case of a walrus dying of bird flu registered on Svalbard
Svalbard, Svalbard and Jan Mayen
31 Jul 2024
The Independent Barents Observer
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Dozens of polar bears stranded outside Russian Arctic village because of melting ice
6 Dec 2019
The Telegraph
Event
N.L. polar bears damage snowmobiles, hot tub as they head north early
Saint Anthony, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
16 Mar 2018
The Telegram
Event
Melting Arctic ice reduces bowhead whale migration
Bearing, Chukchi, and Beaufort Seas
20 Apr 2021
the Guardian
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38 million pieces of plastic waste found on uninhabited South Pacific island
Henderson Island
15 May 2017
the Guardian
Event
The Salish Sea’s orcas are late for their annual summer visit, the latest sign something is wrong
Salish Sea
23 Jun 2019
The Star
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Whale-dolphin hybrid species discovered off coast of Hawaii
Kaua'i, Hawaii, United States
28 Jul 2018
The Independent
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Arctic walrus spotted in Kerry reappears in Wales
Wales, England, United Kingdom
30 Mar 2021
The Irish Times
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Young whale with broken jaw washed up on Belgian beach
Bredene, Flanders, Belgium
11 Dec 2020
The Brussels Times
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Thousands of Endangered Seals Wash Up Dead on Russia's Caspian Shore
Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia
5 Dec 2022
The Moscow Times
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Wandering seals swarm streets of Newfoundland town
Roddickton, Newfoundland, Canada
7 Jan 2019
The Weather Network
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Humpback Whale Rescued Near Russia’s Murmansk Region
Murmansk, Murmansk, Russia
17 Jun 2024
The Moscow Times
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Wild Animals Roam Russian Cities During Quarantine
Russia
19 May 2020
The Moscow Times
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Red Book’s Steller Sea lion rescued from a plastic death trap in Russian Far East
Nevel’sk, Sakhalin, Russia
31 Jan 2022
The Siberian Times
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Whale strandings off Washington-Oregon coast highest in nearly 2 decades
Oregon & Washington Coast, United States
3 Jul 2018
The Seattle Times
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With less sea ice, expect seal pups near shore
Nome, Alaska, United States
21 May 2022
The Nome Nugget
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Bowhead whales appear to be on the rebound
Utqiaġvik, Alaska, United States
5 Feb 2021
The Arctic Sounder
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Polar bear with cub visits Diomede School
Diomede, Alaska, United States
5 Nov 2021
The Nome Nugget
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Rare ‘Ugly Duckling’ Albino Seal Pup in Far East Russia Wins Hearts
Tyuleny Island
10 Sep 2020
The Moscow Times
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Dolphins sighted in Kopli Bay in Estonia
Tallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia
2 Jun 2020
The Baltic Course
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From Iceland — Beached Whale In Northwest Iceland Sparks Concern
Skagaströnd, Northwest, Iceland
12 May 2020
The Reykjavik Grapevine
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This Giant Dead Sea Creature Washed Up On An Island, And It's Freaking Everyone Out
Pulau Seram, Maluku, Indonesia
12 May 2017
The Huffington Post
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Seal pups and walrus calves found stranded on regional beaches
Nome, Alaska, United States
17 May 2019
The Nome Nugget
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In Greenland’s northernmost village, a melting Arctic threatens the age-old hunt
Qaanaaq, Greenland
29 Apr 2017
The Washington Post
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Beluga Family Rescued From Low Tide by Russian Emergency Worker
Chumikan, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia
15 Oct 2020
The Moscow Times
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Researchers think they spotted new whale species off Mexico
San Benito Islands
10 Dec 2020
The Straits Times
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Botulism cases reported in Nome
Nome, Alaska, United States
8 Feb 2019
The Nome Nugget
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More dead ice seals found near Deering
Deering, Alaska, United States
29 Jun 2019
The Arctic Sounder
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Gambell gets distemper outbreak under control
Gambell, Alaska, United States
28 May 2021
The Nome Nugget
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Walrus herds pass Nome Headed North
Nome, Alaska, United States
10 May 2019
The Nome Nugget
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No more ‘Kings of the Columbia’: Chinook salmon much smaller these days
Columbia River, United States
27 Feb 2018
The Seattle Times
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Gulf of Maine Water Temperatures Soar Near Record Highs After Ocean 'Heat Wave'
Gulf of Maine
5 Sep 2018
The Weather Channel
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Dolphin and seal deaths in Waterford Harbour spur call for inquiry
Waterford City, Ireland
22 Dec 2020
The Irish Times
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Toxic algae may have played part in sea bird die off
Nome, Alaska, United States
17 Nov 2017
The Nome Nugget
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Exhausted and Starving Polar Bear Wanders Into Siberian City
Norilsk, Krasnoyarskiy, Russia
19 Jun 2019
The Moscow Times
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Investigation into washed up whale’s death begins in Alaska
28 Sep 2017
Eye on the Arctic
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Scientists puzzled by right whale's appearance off Iceland
Reykjavík, Reykjavík, Iceland
27 Jul 2018
Eye on the Arctic
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64 walruses found dead at Point Lay haulout
Point Lay, Alaska, United States
22 Sep 2017
The Arctic Sounder
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Saimaa seal population on the rise in Finland
Lake Saimaa, South Karelia, Finland
5 Feb 2018
Eye on the Arctic
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More dead marine mammals, birds found on region’s beaches
Shishmaref, Alaska, United States
12 Jul 2019
The Nome Nugget
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13-year-old girl bit by sea lion in ‘very rare’ attack at Pismo Beach
Pismo Beach, California, United States
19 Jun 2019
The San Luis Obispo Tribune
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Too Many Sea Otters?
Chesterman Beach, British Columbia, Canada
1 Sep 2004
The Tyee
Event
A record number of Atlantic walruses recorded in the Russian Arctic
Franz Josef Land
The Independent Barents Observer
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Spring bounty: Utqiagvik landed 10 whales in less than two weeks
Utqiaġvik, Alaska, United States
The Arctic Sounder
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Junior minister urges public to ‘cop on’ and leave Wally the Walrus in peace
The Irish Times
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Scientists Find Worrisome Lesions on Endangered Southern Resident Orcas
Seattle, Washington, United States
The Daily Chronicle
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