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Bodega Bay, California, United States
5 Sep 2023
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5 Nov 2022
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New peril for gray whale survival? Predatory orcas spotted in Baja calving lagoon
Campo Pachico, Baja California Sur, Mexico
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Sea otter lunch for bald eagle
McDonald Spit, Alaska, United States
4 Oct 2022
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Dead sea otter
Seldovia Village, Alaska, United States
2 Oct 2022
LEO Network
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Unregulated ships cruise over speed agreements
Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada
22 Sep 2022
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Akureyri bottlenose whale found dead
Akureyri, Northeast, Iceland
5 Sep 2022
RÚV
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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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Here winter has become two months shorter
Bodø, Nordland, Norway
4 Nov 2021
NRK
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Rare clash between two distinct kinds of orcas in the Salish Sea — and the endangered fish-eaters won
Point Roberts, Washington, United States
12 Oct 2021
KNKX Public Radio
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Rare beluga whale sighting in Puget Sound stirs excitement — and concern
Seattle, Washington, United States
4 Oct 2021
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Where's Wally? The wandering celebrity walrus is spotted in Iceland
Reykjavík, Capital Region, Iceland
22 Sep 2021
ArcticToday
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Trichinella advisory issued for Coral Harbour
Coral Harbour, Nunavut, Canada
15 Sep 2021
Nunatsiaq News
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In August, scientists saw rare right whales twice in Alaska waters
Barnabas Trough
13 Sep 2021
Alaska Public Media
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Whale feeding frenzy off NSW south coast
Bermagui, New South Wales, Australia
13 Sep 2021
dailytelegraph
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'It was a special day': Transient orcas set sightings record as population thrives on B.C. coast
Winslow, Washington, United States
8 Sep 2021
Vancouver Island
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Marine vomit spread along the western coast of Norway
Engøysundet, Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway
1 Sep 2021
NRK
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Seal hunters come across frozen beached bowhead whale
Taloyoak, Nunavut, Canada
29 Nov 2020
CBC
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Nearly 100 whales die in mass stranding in New Zealand
Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand
25 Nov 2020
CNN
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England's largest grey seal colony set to welcome record 4,000 new pups
Wells-next-the-Sea, England, United Kingdom
18 Nov 2020
Evening Express
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Emaciated fin whales wash up dead on French shores
Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez, Pays de la Loire, France
17 Nov 2020
Reuters
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New evidence suggests spate of Killer Whale-on-boat violence not tied to revenge but to fun
15 Nov 2020
BeachGrit
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Humpback whales have been spotted in an Australian river
Kakadu National Park.
15 Nov 2020
Stuff
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Russian scientists discover huge walrus haulout in Arctic circle
Kara Sea
6 Nov 2020
Reuters
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Dead humpback whale floating in waters off Cape May County
Sea Isle City, New Jersey, United States
5 Nov 2020
nj
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Mysterious Mass Deaths of African Cape Fur Seals Alarm Conservationists
Walvis Bay, Erongo, Namibia
29 Oct 2020
Latin America Herald Tribune
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Deep-diving whale dies after swimming up river
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
27 Oct 2020
BBC News
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Whale in Gare Loch rescue attempt found dead
Rosneath, Scotland, United Kingdom
26 Oct 2020
BBC News
Event
Scientists found plastic debris in the digestive track of southern right whale stranded in Argentina
Puerto Madryn, Chubut Province, Argentina
23 Oct 2020
MercoPress
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Ten polar bears - six adults and four cubs - besiege a stalled rubbish truck in Russian Arctic
20 Oct 2020
Siberian Times
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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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Beached bowhead whales in Nunavut point to killer whale attacks
Kugaaruk, Nunavut, Canada
13 Oct 2020
Nunatsiaq News
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Lone Scottish dolphin spotted off Denmark
Svendborg, South Denmark, Denmark
12 Oct 2020
BBC News
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Eco disaster at Kamchatka peninsula with mass death of sea animals at precious Pacific beach
Khalaktyrsky Beach
3 Oct 2020
Siberian Times
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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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A pair of stranded killer whales (and a sick sea lion) has biologists looking for answers
Sitka, Alaska, United States
4 Sep 2020
Alaska Public Media
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Utqiagvik celebrates first whale of season in November
Utqiaġvik, Alaska, United States
19 Nov 2019
Arctic Sounder
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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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Utqiagvik whalers still hope to land a bowhead as season wanes
Utqiaġvik, Alaska, United States
6 Nov 2019
Anchorage Daily News
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Dead Humpback Whale (
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Seldovia, Alaska, United States
21 Oct 2019
LEO Network
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Humpback whale spotted in River Thames found dead
Greenhithe, England, United Kingdom
8 Oct 2019
Sky News
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Humpback
(Megaptera novaeangliae)
Whale in the River Thames, off Rainham
Erith, England, United Kingdom
8 Oct 2019
Twitter
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Another pygmy killer whale stranding hits Sugar Beach
Kīhei, Hawaii, United States
25 Sep 2019
mauinews.com
Event
62 whales die on Northeast beach
Þórshöfn, Northeast, Iceland
9 Sep 2019
RÚV
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Scientists monitoring new marine heat wave off B.C. coast similar to 'the Blob'
Northeast Pacific Ocean
5 Sep 2019
CBC
Event
Beached whale had 115 plastic cups in its stomach
Wakatobi, Sulawesi Tenggara, Indonesia
20 Nov 2018
CTVNews
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Study finds healthy group of polar bears in sea near Alaska
16 Nov 2018
CBC
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Hundreds of sea lions take over docks of Cowichan Bay
Duncan, British Columbia, Canada
14 Nov 2018
CHEK
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'Really shocking': Sperm whales spotted near Pond Inlet
Pond inlet, Nunavut
3 Nov 2018
CBC
Event
Rarely seen whale stranded on Waikato beach dies
Waikato Region, New Zealand
2 Nov 2018
Radio New Zealand
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Three new humpback whales identified off east Vancouver Island
Strait of Georgia, British Columbia, Canada
30 Oct 2018
CHEK
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Red tide has contributed to the deaths of nearly 190 Florida manatees, FWC says
Florida, United States
29 Oct 2018
WFTS
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Jelly-like Meat Texture Found in Ringed Seal (
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Scammon Bay, Alaska, United States
29 Oct 2018
LEO Network
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Dead Sea Otter (
Enhydra lutris
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McDonald Spit, Alaska
26 Oct 2018
LEO Network
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Sea otter (
Enhydra lutris
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Race Rocks Ecological Reserve, British Columbia, Canada
26 Oct 2018
LEO Network
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Remote Hawaiian island vanishes underwater after hurricane
East Island, Hawai'i
24 Oct 2018
USA TODAY
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'Son of the blob': Unseasonably warm weather creating new anomaly off B.C. coast
Gulf of Alaska
18 Oct 2018
CBC
Event
Potentially deadly infection hits California sea lions
Sausalito, California, United States
16 Oct 2018
ABC News
Event
Missing Bull Kelp (
Nereocystis luetkeana
) Bed
Larsen Bay, Alaska, United States
15 Oct 2018
LEO Network
Event
Whaling captain, crew member die in boating accident
Utqiaġvik, Alaska, United States
8 Oct 2018
Arctic Sounder
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Another minke whale washes ashore dead in Marshfield, adding to 'exceptional' year of die-offs
Marshfield, Massachusetts, United States
3 Oct 2018
masslive.com
Event
Parasite found in walrus meat in Sanikiluaq, warns health department
Sanikiluaq, Nunavut, Canada
27 Sep 2018
CBC
Event
Scientists stumble across endangered whale not seen in Canada in years
Canada's Pacific Exclusive Economic Zone
26 Sep 2018
CTVNews
Event
Beluga whale sighting in Britain’s River Thames
Gravesend, Kent, England, United Kingdom
26 Sep 2018
Washington Post
Event
Another Southern Resident killer whale is losing body condition, and researchers are concerned about the pregnant females
Salish Sea
25 Sep 2018
Candace Calloway Whiting
Event
Warmer Arctic waters attract surprising visitors: clams, fish and whales
22 Sep 2018
Washington Post
Event
Thousands of Pacific walruses again herd up on Alaska coast
Point Lay, Alaska, United States
13 Sep 2018
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Scientists baffled by number of whale deaths on the coasts of Scotland and Ireland
Scotland & Ireland
11 Sep 2018
The Scotsman
Event
Hundreds of Seals Are Dying on the New England Coast
Isles of Shoals, United States
7 Sep 2018
New York Times
Event
Gulf of Maine Water Temperatures Soar Near Record Highs After Ocean 'Heat Wave'
Gulf of Maine
5 Sep 2018
The Weather Channel
Event
After 3 days, ‘stressed’ sea lion that ventured into Sitka can’t find its way back to the ocean
Sitka, Alaska, United States
2 Sep 2018
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Toxic Chemicals Banned 20 Years Ago Finally Disappearing From Arctic Wildlife
1 Sep 2018
Smithsonian
Event
Beaufort Sea polar bears are spending more time on land — and becoming more exposed to land-based diseases, scientists find
30 Nov 2017
Arctic Now
Event
Woman comes face-to-face with polar bear after grocery shopping
Resolute, Nunavut, Canada
26 Nov 2017
CBC News
Event
As Oceans Warm, the World’s Kelp Forests Begin to Disappear
Tasmania, Australia
20 Nov 2017
Yale Environment 360
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As traditional Alaska Native marine diets decline, vitamin D deficiency rises
17 Nov 2017
Arctic Now
Event
Toxic algae may have played part in sea bird die off
Nome, Alaska, United States
17 Nov 2017
The Nome Nugget
Event
What's That We're Hearing? Sea Otters in the Salish Sea?
Cortez Island, British Columbia, Canada
15 Nov 2017
BC Seakayak
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Polar bears in Churchill face bleak future, researchers warn
Churchill Falls, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
2 Nov 2017
CBC News
Event
Kincaid Beach Littered with Whale Parts
Upper Cook Inlet, Alaska, United States
2 Nov 2017
LEO Network
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130 dead seals have washed up on the shores of Russia's Lake Baikal
Yelantsy, Irkutsk, Russia
31 Oct 2017
Mail Online
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What dolphin diets reveal about climate change's effects off the California coast
California Bight
20 Oct 2017
latimes.com
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Village besieged by polar bears as hundreds of terrorised walruses fall 38 metres to their deaths
Ryrkaypiy, Russia
19 Oct 2017
Siberian Times
Event
'Huge' polar bear spotted in Iqaluit
Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada
13 Oct 2017
CBC News
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This "flock of sheep" was actually an unprecedented gathering of polar bears
Wrangel Island
2 Oct 2017
MNN - Mother Nature Network
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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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California Sea Lion (
Zalophus californianus
) in Auke Bay
Juneau, Alaska, United States
26 Sep 2017
LEO Network
Event
The dead whale floating in Cook Inlet has washed ashore at Kincaid Park
Cook Inlet, Anchorage, Alaska, United States
25 Sep 2017
Alaska Dispatch News
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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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Disappearance of right whales from winter breeding grounds a mystery
South Atlantic States Continental Shelf
17 Sep 2017
CBC News
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Stampede suspected as dozens of walruses found dead near Point Lay
Point Lay, Alaska, United States
3 Sep 2017
Alaska Dispatch News
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