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Walrus herds pass Nome Headed North

Underweight bearded seal pup found near Shaktoolik is now recovering at the Alaska SeaLife Center

In Utqiaġvik, temperatures are warmer, and the ice is changing. What does that mean for whalers?

Juvenile Elephant Seal (Mirounga angustirostris) Hauled Out

Natuashish photographer captures 3 polar bears and a surprise walrus

A humpback whale died in Turnagain Arm. Here’s what might have happened.

Weak ice hampers spring count of endangered Saimaa ringed seal

Frantic bid to save Umka the lost and forlorn polar bear who travelled 700 km in the wrong direction on ice floe

Dead grey whale towed to Institute of Ocean Sciences in Sidney for necropsy

Southeast Alaska researchers get rare opportunity to study a sperm whale

Whale Fatality Likely Caused By Boat Propeller

Odd condition of Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus divergens)

Two dead gray whales in San Francisco Bay spur investigation

A 'invasion’ of polar bears is terrorizing an island town in Russia

Botulism cases reported in Nome

Another Sand Point fisherman is chomped on by a sea lion

Alaska man kills polar bear that strayed from its usual habitat

Sea lions survive with the help of Kamchatka residents

Wandering seals swarm streets of Newfoundland town

Distemper Remains Likely Cause of Gulf of Maine Seal Die-Off

As Polar Bear Attacks Increase in Warming Arctic, a Search for Solutions

Sea lions have enemies. Now someone is shooting them in the head.

Beached whale had 115 plastic cups in its stomach

Study finds healthy group of polar bears in sea near Alaska

Hundreds of sea lions take over docks of Cowichan Bay

'Really shocking': Sperm whales spotted near Pond Inlet

Rarely seen whale stranded on Waikato beach dies

Three new humpback whales identified off east Vancouver Island

Red tide has contributed to the deaths of nearly 190 Florida manatees, FWC says

Jelly-like Meat Texture Found in Ringed Seal (Phoca hispida)

Dead Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris)

Sea otter (Enhydra lutris) living near Race Rocks

Remote Hawaiian island vanishes underwater after hurricane

'Son of the blob': Unseasonably warm weather creating new anomaly off B.C. coast

Potentially deadly infection hits California sea lions

Missing Bull Kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana) Bed

Whaling captain, crew member die in boating accident

Another minke whale washes ashore dead in Marshfield, adding to 'exceptional' year of die-offs

Parasite found in walrus meat in Sanikiluaq, warns health department

Scientists stumble across endangered whale not seen in Canada in years

Beluga whale sighting in Britain’s River Thames

Another Southern Resident killer whale is losing body condition, and researchers are concerned about the pregnant females

Warmer Arctic waters attract surprising visitors: clams, fish and whales

Thousands of Pacific walruses again herd up on Alaska coast

Scientists baffled by number of whale deaths on the coasts of Scotland and Ireland

Hundreds of Seals Are Dying on the New England Coast

Gulf of Maine Water Temperatures Soar Near Record Highs After Ocean 'Heat Wave'

After 3 days, ‘stressed’ sea lion that ventured into Sitka can’t find its way back to the ocean

Toxic Chemicals Banned 20 Years Ago Finally Disappearing From Arctic Wildlife

Pod of Pilot Whales Unexpectedly Spotted in Westfjords

Nunavut hunter killed by polar bear and cub

Giant 50,000 pound whale washes up on beach shore

Record Numbers Of Beaked Whale Deaths Cause Alarm

2nd right whale death of year reported off of Massachusetts

Rare Walrus Sighting in East Iceland

Tests find dead seals had avian flu and distemper viruses

Nine Whales Stranded in Eastfjords

New England Seals Test Positive for Avian Flu and Distemper

Sea Lion (Eumetopias jubatus) Sighting in Utqiaġvik

Over 30 dead harbor seals wash ashore in southern Maine in 2 days

Bottlenose Whales Spotted in Northern and Eastern Fjords

Whale-dolphin hybrid species discovered off coast of Hawaii

Scientists puzzled by right whale's appearance off Iceland

Decomposed whale washes up on Old Orchard Beach, draws crowd

Polar Bears Appear Where They Never Were Before

Dead Sea Mammal and Sea Birds on the Beach

Porpoise sighted in Pastolik River

Orcas of the Pacific Northwest Are Starving and Disappearing

Are great white sharks sinking their teeth into Bering Sea seals?

Sperm whale found dead off beach near Blenheim during weekend

14 minke whale deaths in Maritimes this year

Exploding Salish Sea seal population sparks call for a cull

Three dead gray whales wash up on Kodiak Island beaches in one week

Whale strandings off Washington-Oregon coast highest in nearly 2 decades

Beached Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus)