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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
Event
Humpback Whale Rescued Near Russia’s Murmansk Region
Murmansk, Murmansk, Russia
17 Jun 2024
The Moscow Times
Event
Dolphin and seal deaths in Waterford Harbour spur call for inquiry
Waterford City, Ireland
22 Dec 2020
The Irish Times
Event
Wild Animals Roam Russian Cities During Quarantine
Russia
19 May 2020
The Moscow Times
Event
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
Event
Young whale with broken jaw washed up on Belgian beach
Bredene, Flanders, Belgium
11 Dec 2020
The Brussels Times
Event
Arctic walrus spotted in Kerry reappears in Wales
Wales, England, United Kingdom
30 Mar 2021
The Irish Times
Event
Rare ‘Ugly Duckling’ Albino Seal Pup in Far East Russia Wins Hearts
Tyuleny Island
10 Sep 2020
The Moscow Times
Event
Whale strandings off Washington-Oregon coast highest in nearly 2 decades
Oregon & Washington Coast, United States
3 Jul 2018
The Seattle Times
Event
Researchers think they spotted new whale species off Mexico
San Benito Islands
10 Dec 2020
The Straits Times
Event
Beluga Family Rescued From Low Tide by Russian Emergency Worker
Chumikan, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia
15 Oct 2020
The Moscow Times
Event
No more ‘Kings of the Columbia’: Chinook salmon much smaller these days
Columbia River, United States
27 Feb 2018
The Seattle Times
Event
Exhausted and Starving Polar Bear Wanders Into Siberian City
Norilsk, Krasnoyarskiy, Russia
19 Jun 2019
The Moscow Times
Event
Junior minister urges public to ‘cop on’ and leave Wally the Walrus in peace
The Irish Times
Event
Where salmon recreational fishing will be closed to boost orcas
Gulf Islands, British Columbia, Canada
2 Jun 2018
Times Colonist
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
Saving Our Seals - 28 sea mammals rescued after becoming trapped in plastic junk
14 Aug 2020
Siberia Times
Event
Village besieged by polar bears as hundreds of terrorised walruses fall 38 metres to their deaths
Ryrkaypiy, Russia
19 Oct 2017
Siberian Times
Event
Eco disaster at Kamchatka peninsula with mass death of sea animals at precious Pacific beach
Khalaktyrsky Beach
3 Oct 2020
Siberian Times
Event
Ten polar bears - six adults and four cubs - besiege a stalled rubbish truck in Russian Arctic
20 Oct 2020
Siberian 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
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
Flares used to scare away 63 polar bears besieging a remote Russian village
8 Dec 2019
Siberia Times
Event
Southern resident whales returning later to Salish Sea in ‘drastic’ change
Strait of Georgia
1 Jul 2020
Times Colonist
Event
Another Puget Sound orca dies — 5th in a year
Puget Sound, Washington, United States
22 Dec 2016
Seattle Times
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Rare and friendly sea otter spotted in waters off Saanich
Ten Mile Point, British Columbia, Canada
14 Aug 2014
Times Colonist
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Dolphins in Salish Sea signal warming worries
14 Jun 2016
Times Colonist
Event
New peril for gray whale survival? Predatory orcas spotted in Baja calving lagoon
Campo Pachico, Baja California Sur, Mexico
21 Oct 2022
Los Angeles Times
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How Did a Virus From the Atlantic Infect Mammals in the Pacific?
9 Nov 2019
New York Times
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The warm ‘blob’ in Canada’s Pacific Ocean
Gulf of Alaska / Northeast Pacific
4 Apr 2015
Times Colonist
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Polar Bears’ Path to Decline Runs Through Alaskan Village
Kaktovik, Alaska, United States
18 Dec 2016
New York Times
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Whales are dying, but numbers are unknown. Coronavirus has stalled scientific fieldwork
Los Angeles, California, United States
28 Mar 2020
Los Angeles Times
Event
Orcas are flocking to Southern California waters. One bloody, awe-inspiring spectacle shows why
Long Beach, California, United States
27 Dec 2023
Los Angeles Times
Event
Mass deaths of elephant seals recorded as bird flu sweeps across the Antarctic
South Georgia, Sandwich Islands
8 Dec 2023
the Guardian
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DOC warning after mass stranding deaths
Bahia Peninsula
26 Jan 2024
Otago Daily Times Online News
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Orcas of the Pacific Northwest Are Starving and Disappearing
Seattle, Washington, United States
10 Jul 2018
New York Times
Event
North Atlantic right whales may face extinction after no new births recorded
Gulf of Maine
26 Feb 2018
the Guardian
Event
First birds, now mammals: how H5N1 is killing thousands of sea lions in Peru
Peru
21 Mar 2023
the Guardian
Event
Dozens of polar bears stranded outside Russian Arctic village because of melting ice
6 Dec 2019
The Telegraph
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
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
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
Hundreds of Seals Are Dying on the New England Coast
Isles of Shoals, United States
7 Sep 2018
New York Times
Event
Melting Arctic ice reduces bowhead whale migration
Bearing, Chukchi, and Beaufort Seas
20 Apr 2021
the Guardian
Event
38 million pieces of plastic waste found on uninhabited South Pacific island
Henderson Island
15 May 2017
the Guardian
Event
Mass Die-Off of Whales in Atlantic Is Being Investigated
New York City, New York, United States
28 Apr 2017
New York Times
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
Event
Whale-dolphin hybrid species discovered off coast of Hawaii
Kaua'i, Hawaii, United States
28 Jul 2018
The Independent
Event
Wandering seals swarm streets of Newfoundland town
Roddickton, Newfoundland, Canada
7 Jan 2019
The Weather Network
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With less sea ice, expect seal pups near shore
Nome, Alaska, United States
21 May 2022
The Nome Nugget
Event
Dolphins sighted in Kopli Bay in Estonia
Tallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia
2 Jun 2020
The Baltic Course
Event
Bowhead whales appear to be on the rebound
Utqiaġvik, Alaska, United States
5 Feb 2021
The Arctic Sounder
Event
From Iceland — Beached Whale In Northwest Iceland Sparks Concern
Skagaströnd, Northwest, Iceland
12 May 2020
The Reykjavik Grapevine
Event
Polar bear with cub visits Diomede School
Diomede, Alaska, United States
5 Nov 2021
The Nome Nugget
Event
In Greenland’s northernmost village, a melting Arctic threatens the age-old hunt
Qaanaaq, Greenland
29 Apr 2017
The Washington Post
Event
Seal pups and walrus calves found stranded on regional beaches
Nome, Alaska, United States
17 May 2019
The Nome Nugget
Event
Botulism cases reported in Nome
Nome, Alaska, United States
8 Feb 2019
The Nome Nugget
Event
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
Event
Toxic algae may have played part in sea bird die off
Nome, Alaska, United States
17 Nov 2017
The Nome Nugget
Event
More dead ice seals found near Deering
Deering, Alaska, United States
29 Jun 2019
The Arctic Sounder
Event
Gulf of Maine Water Temperatures Soar Near Record Highs After Ocean 'Heat Wave'
Gulf of Maine
5 Sep 2018
The Weather Channel
Event
Walrus herds pass Nome Headed North
Nome, Alaska, United States
10 May 2019
The Nome Nugget
Event
Scientists puzzled by right whale's appearance off Iceland
Reykjavík, Reykjavík, Iceland
27 Jul 2018
Eye on the Arctic
Event
Investigation into washed up whale’s death begins in Alaska
28 Sep 2017
Eye on the Arctic
Event
Gambell gets distemper outbreak under control
Gambell, Alaska, United States
28 May 2021
The Nome Nugget
Event
64 walruses found dead at Point Lay haulout
Point Lay, Alaska, United States
22 Sep 2017
The Arctic Sounder
Event
Saimaa seal population on the rise in Finland
Lake Saimaa, South Karelia, Finland
5 Feb 2018
Eye on the Arctic
Event
Polar bear that walked unprecedented 1,000 km south from Arctic habitat is caught in Yakutia
Dzhebariki-Khaya, Sakha, Russia
Siberian Times
Event
More dead marine mammals, birds found on region’s beaches
Shishmaref, Alaska, United States
12 Jul 2019
The Nome Nugget
Event
Lack of food drives away southern resident killer whales
Salish Sea
Times Colonist
Event
Helicopter deployed to scare aggressive polar bears from reindeer settlements on Yamal peninsula
Siberian Times
Event
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
Event
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
Event
Spring bounty: Utqiagvik landed 10 whales in less than two weeks
Utqiaġvik, Alaska, United States
The Arctic Sounder
Event
Scientists Find Worrisome Lesions on Endangered Southern Resident Orcas
Seattle, Washington, United States
The Daily Chronicle
Event
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