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Close encounters with curious Juneau killer whale a reminder of city's wild nature
Juneau, Alaska, United States
7 May 2024
Alaska Public Media
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For one Utqiaġvik family, spring bowhead whaling marks an important milestone
Utqiaġvik, Alaska, United States
2 May 2024
Alaska Public Media
Event
NOAA responds to entangled whale in Unalaska's Iliuliuk Bay
Dutch Harbor, Alaska, United States
3 Apr 2024
Alaska Public Media
Event
The Hope Dog Sled Race Attracts a Polar Bear to Uelen
Uelen, Chukotskiy Avtonomnyy Okrug, Russia
2 Apr 2024
Prochukotku
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Beluga whale Hvaldimir visiting Helgeroa
Larvik, Vestfold, Norway
19 May 2023
NRK
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First birds, now mammals: how H5N1 is killing thousands of sea lions in Peru
Peru
21 Mar 2023
the Guardian
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Beluga whales swam up the Kuskokwim River to Bethel and scientists want samples of them
Bethel, Alaska, United States
31 May 2022
Alaska Public Media
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With less sea ice, expect seal pups near shore
Nome, Alaska, United States
21 May 2022
The Nome Nugget
Event
Strange fish caught in Togiak Bay area
Togiak, Alaska, United States
11 May 2022
LEO Network
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Dead whale by King Cove
King Cove, Alaska, United States
16 Mar 2022
LEO Network
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'We have NEVER documented this before': Tofino tourism operator witnesses killer whales attacking humpback
Tofino, British Columbia, Canada
11 Mar 2022
CHEK
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Orca found dead after earlier stranding on island north of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
31 May 2021
NZ Herald
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Gambell gets distemper outbreak under control
Gambell, Alaska, United States
28 May 2021
The Nome Nugget
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Beluga whale found dead south of Anchorage will help scientists better understand the endangered animals
Girdwood, Alaska, United States
27 May 2021
Anchorage Daily News
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Blue whale beaches in Africa for the 'first time ever'
Namibia
30 Apr 2021
Mail Online
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5th dead whale found in less than month near San Francisco Bay
San Francisco, California, United States
23 Apr 2021
Santa Rosa Press Democrat
Event
Melting Arctic ice reduces bowhead whale migration
Bearing, Chukchi, and Beaufort Seas
20 Apr 2021
the Guardian
Event
Four gray whales have been found dead in California's Bay Area within eight days
San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States
1 Apr 2021
CNN News
Event
A gray whale carcass washed ashore at S.F.'s Crissy Field
San Francisco, California, United States
31 Mar 2021
San Francisco Chronicle
Event
Nunavik health board warns of possible botulism exposure in Inukjuak
Inukjuak, Quebec, Canada
30 Mar 2021
Nunatsiaq News
Event
Arctic walrus spotted in Kerry reappears in Wales
Wales, England, United Kingdom
30 Mar 2021
The Irish 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
Sitka team conducts first humpback whale necropsy in 5 years
Sitka, Alaska, United States
23 Mar 2021
Alaska Public Media
Event
Dead humpback whale washes ashore at Outer Banks
Rodanthe, North Carolina, United States
21 Mar 2021
myfox8.com
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Harp seal pups dying on beach as winter sea ice fails
Blanc-Sablon, Quebec, Canada
20 Mar 2021
National Geographic
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Some Alaska seals are getting skinnier — probably because of retreating sea ice
Nome, Alaska, United States
19 Mar 2021
ArcticToday
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Gray Whale Dies After Washing Ashore on Dockweiler Beach
Marina del Rey, California, United States
18 Mar 2021
NBC Los Angeles
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From Greenland to Valentia: face to face with a king of the Arctic
Knightstown, Ireland
17 Mar 2021
independent
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Merritt Island park now a ‘manatee graveyard’ as Florida sea cows starve to death
Merritt Island, Florida, United States
10 Mar 2021
WKMG
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Orca carcass at Hook Lagoon
Port Heiden, Alaska, United States
10 Mar 2021
LEO Network
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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
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Rare whale with long, spiky teeth washes up at California beach
San Diego, California, United States
26 May 2020
Fox News
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Bottlenose dolphins sighted off Finnish coast for first time in nearly 70 years
Southwest Finland
23 May 2020
Yle Uutiset
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Possible Pacific White-sided Dolphin Sighting (
Lagenorhynchus obliquidens
)
Unalaska, Alaska, United States
20 May 2020
LEO Network
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Wild Animals Roam Russian Cities During Quarantine
Russia
19 May 2020
The Moscow Times
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Humpback whale breaching east of Vancouver spotted by Burnaby seniors
Burrard Inlet, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
15 May 2020
CBC News
Event
From Iceland — Beached Whale In Northwest Iceland Sparks Concern
Skagaströnd, Northwest, Iceland
12 May 2020
The Reykjavik Grapevine
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Officials find pregnant Hawaiian monk seal dead on beach
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
12 May 2020
SFGate
Event
First recorded striped dolphin sighting on Haida Gwaii
Crow's Nest, Haisa Gwaii, Canada
8 May 2020
Haida Gwaii Observer
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Gray whale washes up on Emma Wood State Beach, likely will be towed out to sea
Ventura, California, United States
5 May 2020
Ventura County Star
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Harbor seal pupping season has begun
Haines, Alaska, United States
3 May 2020
Chilkat Valley News
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Juvenile grey whale caught on camera in Nanoose Bay
Nanoose Bay, British Columbia, Canada
25 Apr 2020
CTV News
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Dead gray whale washes up on Oregon coast, buried
Tillamook, Oregon, United States
21 Apr 2020
AP NEWS
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Three Dead Sperm Whales Have Scientists Concerned
Bleik, Nordland, Norway
20 Apr 2020
NRK
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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
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The changing behaviour of humpback whales
Húsavík, Northeast, Iceland
19 Mar 2020
RÚV
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Brand new whale behaviour caught on video
Hjalteyri, Northeast, Iceland
5 Mar 2020
RÚV
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Ten seals are dead in the Oslo fjord
Helgeroa, Larvik
3 Mar 2020
NRK
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Rare white ‘ghost orca’ spotted near Nanaimo
Northern Strait of Georgia
29 May 2019
Global News
Event
Two whale carcasses wash ashore
Reykjavík, Capital Region, Iceland
29 May 2019
RÚV
Event
Beached Whale Off Reykjavík Coast
Seltjarnarnes, Capital Region, Iceland
28 May 2019
Iceland Review
Event
Báru kennsl á háhyrning sem rak á land
Reykjavík, Capital Region, Iceland
28 May 2019
RÚV
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Alaska’s third dead gray whale of the year reported on Kodiak coast
Kodiak, Alaska, United States
23 May 2019
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Researchers seek answers to gray whale deaths after 57 are stranded this year
Coastal Washington State
22 May 2019
Event
Another gray whale found dead in Alaska, this time near Cordova
Cordova, Alaska, United States
21 May 2019
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Gray Whale (
Eschrichtius robustus
) Feeding in Haro Strait
Haro Strait, Canada
19 May 2019
LEO Network
Event
Seal pups and walrus calves found stranded on regional beaches
Nome, Alaska, United States
17 May 2019
The Nome Nugget
Event
Another gray whale has been found dead in Turnagain Arm
16 May 2019
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Second whale found dead in Turnagain Arm within 2 weeks
Turnagain Arm, Alaska, United States
14 May 2019
Anchorage KTUU News
Event
Grey whales stranded in Boundary Bay freed, headed for deeper water
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
12 May 2019
Vancouver Sun
Event
Walrus herds pass Nome Headed North
Nome, Alaska, United States
10 May 2019
The Nome Nugget
Event
Underweight bearded seal pup found near Shaktoolik is now recovering at the Alaska SeaLife Center
Shaktoolik, Alaska, United States
9 May 2019
Anchorage Daily News
Event
In Utqiaġvik, temperatures are warmer, and the ice is changing. What does that mean for whalers?
Utqiaġvik, Alaska, United States
9 May 2019
Alaska Public Media
Event
Juvenile Elephant Seal
(Mirounga angustirostris)
Hauled Out
Seward, Alaska, United States
5 May 2019
LEO Network
Event
Natuashish photographer captures 3 polar bears and a surprise walrus
Natuashish 2, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
1 May 2019
CBC
Event
A humpback whale died in Turnagain Arm. Here’s what might have happened.
Girdwood, Alaska, United States
1 May 2019
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Weak ice hampers spring count of endangered Saimaa ringed seal
Suomenniemi, Southern Savonia, Finland
26 Apr 2019
Yle Uutiset
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
Dead grey whale towed to Institute of Ocean Sciences in Sidney for necropsy
Sidney Channel, British Columbia, Canada
5 Apr 2019
CHEK
Event
Southeast Alaska researchers get rare opportunity to study a sperm whale
Juneau, Alaska, United States
5 Apr 2019
Alaska Public Media
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Whale Fatality Likely Caused By Boat Propeller
Southeast Alaska
3 Apr 2019
LEO Network
Event
Odd condition of Walrus
(Odobenus rosmarus divergens)
Kwigillingok, Alaska, United States
30 Mar 2019
LEO Network
Event
Two dead gray whales in San Francisco Bay spur investigation
Tiburon, California, United States
14 Mar 2019
Marin Independent Journal
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Beluga whales visiting Alaskan river earlier, in greater numbers: researcher
Kenai, Alaska, United States
30 May 2018
CBC
Event
Gulf Islanders raise alarm over too many whale-watching boats
Southern Gulf Islands, British Columbia, Canada
26 May 2018
CBC News
Event
Eagles Deck Out Their Nest With Kelp
Gosling Rocks
25 May 2018
Hakai Magazine
Event
Washed-up Carcass Tangled in Netting
Unalaska, Alaska, United States
23 May 2018
LEO Network
Event
More polar bears are entering communities in East Greenland, hunters say in new survey
Baffin, Nunavut, Canada
19 May 2018
CBC
Event
Pair of Sea Otters
(Enhydra lutris)
Observed in Cordova Channel
Tsawout First Nation Beach, British Columbia, Canada
19 May 2018
LEO Network
Event
Sea otters make a comeback in southeast Alaska, and fishermen are not happy
Ketchikan, Alaska, United States
17 May 2018
Associated Press
Event
First right whale of the season spotted in Canadian waters
Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
16 May 2018
CBC
Event
Bowhead whales, dwellers of icy seas, enjoy steady growth off Alaska in the age of climate change
Utqiaġvik, Alaska, United States
13 May 2018
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Finnish Coast Guard rescues humpback whale trapped in fish net off west coast
Sävar, Västerbotten, Sweden
12 May 2018
Yle Uutiset
Event
Fishing Boat Lifted by Whale
Sangerdi, Southern Peninsula, Iceland
11 May 2018
Iceland Review
Event
Taken to tusk: Walrus discovery surprises remote Alaskan village - Independent.ie
Port Heiden, Alaska, United States
10 May 2018
Independent.ie
Event
Record number of killer whales sighted on Monterey Bay
Monterey Bay, California, United States
7 May 2018
Mercury News
Event
North Slope whalers bring in a spring bounty
Utqiaġvik, Alaska, United States
4 May 2018
Arctic Sounder
Event
Walrus haul out near Port Heiden
Port Heiden, Alaska, United States
3 May 2018
KDLG
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With 50+ Ringed Seal Sightings, Unalaskans Start Tracking The Unexpected Species
Dutch Harbor, Alaska, United States
3 May 2018
KUCB
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Wolves are eating sea otters near Gustavus. What does that mean for the deer?
Gustavus, Alaska, United States
2 May 2018
Alaska Public Media
Event
Humpback Whale Baby Boom Near Antarctica
Western Antarctic Penninsula
1 May 2018
Scientific America
Event
Alaskan Killer Whales in British Columbia
Off West Coast of Haida Gwaii
30 Apr 2018
Hakai Magazine
Event
Walrus (
Odobenus rosmarus
) Herd at Hook Lagoon
Port Heiden, Alaska, United States
20 Apr 2018
LEO Network
Event
‘Bachelor herds’ of walrus gather near Port Heiden, where they haven’t been seen in decades
Port Heiden, Alaska, United States
8 Apr 2018
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Shifting species composition of sealions at Hornby Island
Flora Islet, British Columbia, Canada
8 Apr 2018
LEO Network
Event
Bivalves recently cracked by sea otters (
Enhydra lutris
) indicating re-occupation
Island View Beach, British Columbia, Canada
7 Apr 2018
LEO Network
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Walrus (
Odobenus rosmarus
) Haul-out On Port Heiden Beach
Port Heiden, Alaska, United States
7 Apr 2018
LEO Network
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Abnormally large basking shark groups spotted off Canada’s east coast
Coastal northwest Atlantic Ocean
30 Mar 2018
Global News
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Third ringed seal found in Unalaska sent for rehabilitation
Unalaska, Alaska, United States
21 Mar 2018
KTOO
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