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Cuvier’s beaked whale found dead on Kodiak Island
Kodiak, Alaska, United States
22 Feb 2024
KMXT - Kodiak
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No other polar bears in Kuujjuaq after Tuesday’s incident, police say
Kuujjuaq, Quebec, Canada
31 Jan 2024
Nunatsiaq News
Event
Rare whale found dead off Massachusetts may have been entangled, authorities say
Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts, United States
30 Jan 2024
CTVNews
Event
Stranded whale dies at Christchurch beach
Akaroa, Canterbury, New Zealand
28 Jan 2024
NZ Herald
Event
DOC warning after mass stranding deaths
Bahia Peninsula
26 Jan 2024
Otago Daily Times Online News
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
Rare fin whale found dead near Kodiak
Kodiak, Alaska, United States
12 Dec 2023
Alaska Public Media
Event
52-foot-long dead fin whale washes up on San Diego beach; cause of death unclear
San Diego, California, United States
11 Dec 2023
Associated Press
Event
Mass deaths of elephant seals recorded as bird flu sweeps across the Antarctic
South Georgia, Sandwich Islands
8 Dec 2023
the Guardian
Event
Alaska SeaLife Center admits first fur seal patient in 6 years
Seward, Alaska, United States
7 Feb 2023
Alaska Public Media
Event
Polar bear fatally mauls woman and boy in Northwest Alaska village
Wales, Alaska, United States
17 Jan 2023
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Record-breaking numbers of whales were spotted off Victoria’s coast in 2022
Salish Sea
11 Jan 2023
Victoria Buzz
Event
Orca stranding on Florida beach is first on record in U.S. Southeast
Palm Coast, Florida, United States
11 Jan 2023
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Highly endangered Saimaa ringed seal pup found dead in fishing net
Savonlinna, Southern Savonia, Finland
9 Jan 2023
News
Event
Minke whale pod sighted
Kasaan, Alaska, United States
21 Dec 2022
LEO Network
Event
Thousands of Endangered Seals Wash Up Dead on Russia's Caspian Shore
Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia
5 Dec 2022
The Moscow Times
Event
Whale’s body spotted near Tenakee Inlet
Juneau, Alaska, United States
10 Feb 2022
Juneau Empire
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
Bowhead pod visits Savoonga with ice conditions unsuitable for hunting
Savoonga, Alaska, United States
16 Dec 2021
KNOM Radio Mission
Event
Manatee Graveyard Found in Brevard as Mammals Die at Alarming Rate
Rockledge, Florida, United States
27 Feb 2021
Spectrum News
Event
Rescuers monitor whale pod off New Zealand amid rebeaching fears
Takaka, Tasman, New Zealand
23 Feb 2021
Reuters
Event
Early humpback sighting
Bremer Submarine Canyon
23 Feb 2021
ABC News
Event
Lack of sea ice in the Gulf of St. Lawrence means more seals on shore
Cape Breton, Prince Edward Island, and New Brunswick, Canada
18 Feb 2021
CBC
Event
Reports of dead seals on coasts doubled in 2020, charity says
Shanagarry, Munster, Ireland
14 Feb 2021
TheJournal.ie
Event
Bowhead whales appear to be on the rebound
Utqiaġvik, Alaska, United States
5 Feb 2021
The Arctic Sounder
Event
More critically endangered right whale calves spotted off Florida coast
Fernandina Beach, Florida, United States
20 Jan 2021
wbal.com
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West Coast’s gray whale population plummets by a quarter since 2016: NOAA
20 Jan 2021
KTLA
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Rare melanistic seal pups caught on camera
Wells-next-the-Sea, England, United Kingdom
19 Jan 2021
Eastern Daily Press
Event
Thousands of salmon lost in major seal attack
Portree, Scotland, United Kingdom
14 Jan 2021
BBC News
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Orca pod returns to the Broughton Archipelago after more than 20 years
Fife Sound, Broughton Archipelago, British Columbia, Canada
8 Jan 2021
Victoria News
Event
Killer whale rescued after getting stranded on remote Scottish beach
Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom
6 Jan 2021
Metro
Event
Sperm whale washes up in Ponte Vedra Beach
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, United States
1 Jan 2021
WJXT
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Reeking whale carcasses plaguing Withernsea with sickening smell
Withernsea, England, United Kingdom
27 Dec 2020
HullLive
Event
Dead humpback whale found washed ashore on LBI beach
24 Dec 2020
PhillyVoice
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Stranded whale pod beaches in East Yorkshire
Withernsea, England, United Kingdom
24 Dec 2020
BBC News
Event
Dolphin and seal deaths in Waterford Harbour spur call for inquiry
Waterford City, Ireland
22 Dec 2020
The Irish Times
Event
Polar bears leave the Chukchi village of Rrykaipi
18 Dec 2020
Event
Young whale with broken jaw washed up on Belgian beach
Bredene, Flanders, Belgium
11 Dec 2020
The Brussels Times
Event
Russia Investigates Mystery Seal Die-off
11 Dec 2020
Barrons
Event
Researchers think they spotted new whale species off Mexico
San Benito Islands
10 Dec 2020
The Straits Times
Event
Orca Completes 8,000 km Swim from Iceland to Lebanon
Beirut, Lebanon
22 Feb 2020
Iceland Review
Event
Otters spotted in southern Alberta city for first time in about a century
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
12 Feb 2020
CBC
Event
Receding sea ice off northern Japan proves blessing and potential curse for seals
Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan
2 Feb 2020
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Gray whale beached at Port San Luis near Avila Beach
31 Jan 2020
KEYT | KCOY
Event
Sperm whale carcass will decompose on Lanai beach
Lāna‘i City, Hawaii, United States
25 Jan 2020
Honolulu Star-Advertiser
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Rare Arctic seal pup named after a flower rescued from Storm Brendan
Burren, Mayo, Ireland
14 Jan 2020
Metro
Event
Mild winter puts squeeze on Saimaa ringed seal
Gulf of Finland
8 Jan 2020
Yle Uutiset
Event
Massive anchovy school in White Rock draws a crowd
White Rock, British Columbia, Canada
29 Dec 2019
Vancouver Sun
Event
Anchovies take over White Rock shores
White Rock, British Columbia, Canada
28 Dec 2019
Facebook Watch
Event
Pod of Orca whales migrate more than 3,000 miles from Iceland to Italy
Genoa, Liguria, Italy
19 Dec 2019
ABC News
Event
Flares used to scare away 63 polar bears besieging a remote Russian village
8 Dec 2019
Siberia Times
Event
Dozens of polar bears stranded outside Russian Arctic village because of melting ice
6 Dec 2019
The Telegraph
Event
A 'invasion’ of polar bears is terrorizing an island town in Russia
Rogachëvo, Arkhangelskaya, Russia
11 Feb 2019
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Botulism cases reported in Nome
Nome, Alaska, United States
8 Feb 2019
The Nome Nugget
Event
Another Sand Point fisherman is chomped on by a sea lion
Sand Point, Alaska, United States
24 Jan 2019
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Alaska man kills polar bear that strayed from its usual habitat
Arctic Village, Alaska, United States
21 Jan 2019
CBC
Event
Sea lions survive with the help of Kamchatka residents
Петропавловск-Камчатский, Kamchatka, Russia
10 Jan 2019
РЕН ТВ
Event
Wandering seals swarm streets of Newfoundland town
Roddickton, Newfoundland, Canada
7 Jan 2019
The Weather Network
Event
Distemper Remains Likely Cause of Gulf of Maine Seal Die-Off
Gloucester, Massachusetts, United States
19 Dec 2018
National Public Radio
Event
As Polar Bear Attacks Increase in Warming Arctic, a Search for Solutions
Churchill, Manitoba, Canada
19 Dec 2018
Yale E360
Event
Sea lions have enemies. Now someone is shooting them in the head.
Seattle, Washington, United States
12 Dec 2018
Washington Post
Event
No more ‘Kings of the Columbia’: Chinook salmon much smaller these days
Columbia River, United States
27 Feb 2018
The Seattle Times
Event
No fish zones eyed to save killer whales along south coast - Victoria News
27 Feb 2018
Victoria News
Event
North Atlantic right whales may face extinction after no new births recorded
Gulf of Maine
26 Feb 2018
the Guardian
Event
Sea lions wash up dead in northern Chile and Peru
26 Feb 2018
CNN
Event
Sperm whale spotted in B.C. strait for 1st time in decades
Johnstone Strait
13 Feb 2018
CBC News
Event
Arctic birds, seals and reindeer killed by marine plastics; pollution expected to rise
Svalbard, Svalbard, Norway
9 Feb 2018
Radio Australia
Event
Saimaa seal population on the rise in Finland
Lake Saimaa, South Karelia, Finland
5 Feb 2018
Eye on the Arctic
Event
2017-2018 Minke Whale Unusual Mortality Event along the Atlantic Coast | NOAA Fisheries
1 Feb 2018
NOAA Fisheries
Event
Endangered Orcas Are Starving. Should We Start Feeding Them?
Puget Sound, Washington, United States
24 Jan 2018
NW News Network
Event
Police help capture baby seal found wandering on busy road
Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts, United States
30 Dec 2017
CBS NEWS
Event
High levels of algae-produced biotoxin found in dead walrus
Diomede, Alaska, United States
11 Dec 2017
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Bloated Sea Lion (
Eumetopias jubatus
) in Harbor
Seldovia, Alaska, United States
27 Feb 2017
LEO Network
Event
Amazon Deforestation, Once Tamed, Comes Roaring Back
Coari, Amazonas, Brazil
24 Feb 2017
Event
New whale species discovered in Sri Lankan waters
Sri Lanka
15 Feb 2017
TED Fellows
Event
‘It was really haunting’: 416 beached whales propel New Zealanders into frenzied rescue mission
Farewell Spit, Tasman, New Zealand
10 Feb 2017
Washington Post
Event
St. Paul’s fur seal pups at lowest level in 100 years
Saint Paul, Alaska, United States
25 Jan 2017
Alaska Public Media
Event
Snow Storm May Have Saved Dozens of Saimaa Seal Pups
Taipalsaari, South Karelia, Finland
9 Jan 2017
yle
Event
Seal - Harbor (
Phoca vitulina
) or Spotted (
Phoca largha
) with Hair Loss and Skin Infection
Saint Paul, Alaska, United States
6 Jan 2017
LEO Network
Event
The Detective of Northern Oddities
Jakolof Bay Alaska, United States
4 Jan 2017
Outside Online
Event
Spotted Seal
La Gi, Bình Thuận, Vietnam
3 Jan 2017
LEO Network
Event
Another Puget Sound orca dies — 5th in a year
Puget Sound, Washington, United States
22 Dec 2016
Seattle Times
Event
Polar Bears’ Path to Decline Runs Through Alaskan Village
Kaktovik, Alaska, United States
18 Dec 2016
New York Times
Event
Varamiento de una ballena en costas yucatecas
el baramiento de una ballena jorobada en las costas yucatecas
27 Feb 2016
LEO Network
Event
Sea Otters (
Enhydra lutris
) Stranding at Chignik Lagoon
Chignik Lagoon, Alaska, United States
25 Feb 2016
LEO Network
Event
Avistamiento de ballena en playas de Puerto Progreso, Yucatán
Progreso de Castro, Yucatán, Mexico
17 Feb 2016
LEO Network
Event
Dead Fin Whale (
Balaenoptera physalus
)
St. George, Alaska, United States
2 Feb 2016
LEO Network
Event
Winter Beluga Whale (
Delphinapterus leucas
) Sighting
Toksook Bay, Alaska, United States
27 Jan 2016
LEO Network
Event
This May Be The Most Contaminated Killer Whale Ever Recorded
Tiree, Scotland, United Kingdom
15 Jan 2016
Huffington Post
Event
Dead Porpoise and Birds
Haines, Alaska, United States
12 Jan 2016
LEO Network
Event
Dead Sea Otter (
Enhydra lutris
)
Unalaska, Alaska, United States
31 Dec 2015
LEO Network
Event
Dead Gray Whale (
Eschrichtius robustus
)
St. Paul, Alaska, United States
26 Feb 2015
LEO Network
Event
Dead Fin Whale (
Balaenoptera physalus
)
St. Paul, Alaska, United States
26 Feb 2015
LEO Network
Event
Early Fur Seals
St. George, Alaska, USA
12 Feb 2014
LEO Network
Event
Dead Walrus (
Odobenus rosmarus
)
Port Heiden. Alaska, United States
26 Dec 2013
LEO Network
Event
Bearded seal
Niigata, Niigata, Japan
8 Jan 2013
LEO Network
Event
Ringed Seal
Ōfunato, Iwate, Japan
8 Jan 2013
LEO Network
Event
Ringed seal
Abashiri, Hokkaido, Japan
24 Feb 2012
LEO Network
Event
Bearded seal
Tayport, Scotland, United Kingdom
19 Feb 2012
LEO Network
Event
Ringed seal
Abashiri, Hokkaido, Japan
16 Jan 2012
LEO Network
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