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Sperm whale in the Salish Sea
Johnston Strait
10 Mar 2018
OrcaSound
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Northern Gulf of California, Mexico
8 Mar 2018
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Unalaska, Alaska, United States
6 Mar 2018
KTOO
Event
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Columbia River, United States
27 Feb 2018
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Event
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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
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Lake Saimaa, South Karelia, Finland
5 Feb 2018
Eye on the Arctic
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2017-2018 Minke Whale Unusual Mortality Event along the Atlantic Coast | NOAA Fisheries
1 Feb 2018
NOAA Fisheries
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Endangered Orcas Are Starving. Should We Start Feeding Them?
Puget Sound, Washington, United States
24 Jan 2018
NW News Network
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Police help capture baby seal found wandering on busy road
Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts, United States
30 Dec 2017
CBS NEWS
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High levels of algae-produced biotoxin found in dead walrus
Diomede, Alaska, United States
11 Dec 2017
Anchorage Daily News
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30 Nov 2017
Arctic Now
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Woman comes face-to-face with polar bear after grocery shopping
Resolute, Nunavut, Canada
26 Nov 2017
CBC News
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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
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Toxic algae may have played part in sea bird die off
Nome, Alaska, United States
17 Nov 2017
The Nome Nugget
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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
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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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Ryrkaypiy, Russia
19 Oct 2017
Siberian Times
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'Huge' polar bear spotted in Iqaluit
Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada
13 Oct 2017
CBC News
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Wrangel Island
2 Oct 2017
MNN - Mother Nature Network
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28 Sep 2017
Eye on the Arctic
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California Sea Lion (
Zalophus californianus
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Juneau, Alaska, United States
26 Sep 2017
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Cook Inlet, Anchorage, Alaska, United States
25 Sep 2017
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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
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Sea Mammal Identified as Beluga Whale (
Delphinapterus leucas
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Gambell, Alaska, United States
29 Aug 2017
LEO Network
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Walrus haulout in Northwest Alaska forms at earliest date ever recorded
Point Lay, Alaska, United States
18 Aug 2017
Alaska Dispatch News
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Loss of sea ice leads walruses to early appearance in Alaska
Point Lay, Alaska, United States
17 Aug 2017
CBC News
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NOAA scientist finds rare whales in the Bering Sea
Eastern Bering Sea, Alaska, United States
11 Aug 2017
KTOO
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Climate change may have driven gray whale up Kuskowkim
Napakiak, Alaska, United States
3 Aug 2017
Alaska Public Media
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Climate change may have driven gray whale up Kuskowkim
Napakiak, Alaska, United States
3 Aug 2017
Alaska Public Media
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Napaskiak, Alaska, United States
31 Jul 2017
Alaska Public Media
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Sea Creature
Togiak, Alaska, United States
31 Jul 2017
LEO Network
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Stranded Carcass Identified as Bowhead (
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North of Point Romanof, between Kotlik and Stebbins, Alaska, United States
30 Jul 2017
LEO Network
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First record of bottlenose dolphins in Canadian Pacific waters
South of Delwood Seamounts
29 Jul 2017
On Biology
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Ten Alaskans were sickened by raw or undercooked walrus. A parasite was in the meat, CDC says.
Gambell, Alaska, United States
14 Jul 2017
Alaska Dispatch News
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Dazed and Confused Pilot Whales
Rif, West, Iceland
11 Jul 2017
Iceland Review
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Unidentified Marine Mammal
Kivalina, Alaska, United States
29 Jun 2017
LEO Network
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Iliamna Lake, Alaska, United States
28 Jun 2017
Alaska Dispatch News
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Twenty Humpbacks Spotted in Eyjafjörður
Eyjafjörður, Iceland
26 Jun 2017
Iceland Review
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4 Dead, Liverless Sharks Wash Ashore in Weird Whodunit
Western Cape Province, South Africa
26 Jun 2017
Live Science
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Unprecedented event: 6 North Atlantic right whales found dead in June
Gulf of Saint Lawrence
24 Jun 2017
CBC News
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Killer whales are stalking boats and stealing their fish
Bering Sea
20 Jun 2017
The Verge
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Too Much Rain
Kivalina, Alaska, United States
18 Jun 2017
LEO Network
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Carpinteria, California, United States
31 May 2017
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Juneau, Alaska, United States
28 May 2017
Juneau Empire
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Sea Otters (
Enhydra lutris
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Port Heiden, Alaska, United States
26 May 2017
LEO Network
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For two Alaska villages, walruses remain essential. As sea ice disappears, can it last?
Gambell, Alaska, United States
26 May 2017
Alaska Dispatch News
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Walrus (
Odobenus rosmarus
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Cape Greig, Alaska, United States
26 May 2017
LEO Network
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Less sea ice means shorter hunting season for polar bears and scientists who study them
Chukchi Sea, Arctic Ocean
16 May 2017
KTOO
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38 million pieces of plastic waste found on uninhabited South Pacific island
Henderson Island
15 May 2017
the Guardian
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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
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Bringing beluga back to Buckland
Buckland, Alaska, United States
12 May 2017
Arctic Sounder
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Killer whales bad news for belugas
Hudson Bay, Manitoba, Canada
3 May 2017
CBC News
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In Greenland’s northernmost village, a melting Arctic threatens the age-old hunt
Qaanaaq, Greenland
29 Apr 2017
The Washington Post
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Biologist: Orca attacks on gray whales up in California bay
Monterey Bay
29 Apr 2017
ABC News
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Mass Die-Off of Whales in Atlantic Is Being Investigated
New York City, New York, United States
28 Apr 2017
New York Times
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Transient orcas spotted off Vashon Island
Vashon Island, Washington, United States
25 Apr 2017
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Green Yellow Puss on Tiny Seal
Togiak, Alaska, United States
21 Apr 2017
LEO Network
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Stranded, lethargic ringed seal found far south of normal icy habitat
Seward, Alaska, United States
19 Apr 2017
Alaska Dispatch News
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Cause of death unclear for Steller sea lion in Morris Cove
Unalaska, Alaska, United States
10 Apr 2017
KTOO
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Steller Watch lets anyone with internet access play wildlife biologist
Unalaska, Alaska, United States
15 Mar 2017
Alaska Public Media
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Gray Whale (
Eschrichtius robustus
) near Vancouver
Sturgeon Bank Wildlife Management Area, British Columbia, Canada
10 Mar 2017
LEO Network
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Yukon species list shows climate change in action
Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
6 Mar 2017
CBC News
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Bloated Sea Lion (
Eumetopias jubatus
) in Harbor
Seldovia, Alaska, United States
27 Feb 2017
LEO Network
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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
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Farewell Spit, Tasman, New Zealand
10 Feb 2017
Washington Post
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St. Paul’s fur seal pups at lowest level in 100 years
Saint Paul, Alaska, United States
25 Jan 2017
Alaska Public Media
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Snow Storm May Have Saved Dozens of Saimaa Seal Pups
Taipalsaari, South Karelia, Finland
9 Jan 2017
yle
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Seal - Harbor (
Phoca vitulina
) or Spotted (
Phoca largha
) with Hair Loss and Skin Infection
Saint Paul, Alaska, United States
6 Jan 2017
LEO Network
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The Detective of Northern Oddities
Jakolof Bay Alaska, United States
4 Jan 2017
Outside Online
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Spotted Seal
La Gi, Bình Thuận, Vietnam
3 Jan 2017
LEO Network
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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
Kachemak Bay has seen massive die-offs of sea stars and other species. What’s going on?
Seldovia Village, Alaska, United States
13 Nov 2016
Alaska Dispatch News
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Long Beaked Common Dolphin (
Delphinus capensis
) Beaching
Sodwana Bay, Eastern Cape, South Africa
12 Nov 2016
LEO Network
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Dead Humpback Whale (
Megaptera novaeangliae
)
Quitsano Narrows, British Columbia
30 Aug 2016
LEO Network
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Dead Whale on Beach
Port Heiden, Alaska, United States
28 Aug 2016
LEO Network
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Dead Sea Lion (
Eumetopias jubatus
) in Boat Harbor
Sand Point, Alaska, United States
26 Aug 2016
LEO Network
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Juneau scientist helps discover new whale species
Saint George, Alaska, United States
26 Jul 2016
Juneau Empire
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Dead Sea Lion (
Eumetopias jubatus
)
Seldovia, Alaska, United States
5 Jul 2016
LEO Network
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Dolphins in Salish Sea signal warming worries
14 Jun 2016
Times Colonist
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Pacific walrus population dropped drastically in 1980s-90s, study indicates
Walrus Islands — State Game Sanctuary, Alaska, United States
31 May 2016
Anchorage Daily News
Event
West Coast Harmful Algal Bloom
Pacific Ocean, Northern to East Coasts
2 May 2016
National Ocean Service (NOAA)
Event
Sperm Whales Found Dead In Germany, Stomachs FULL Of Plastic And Car Parts
North Sea, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
21 Apr 2016
True Activist
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Another Dead Sea Otter (
Enhydra lutris
)
Chignik Lagoon, Alaska, United States
3 Mar 2016
LEO Network
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Varamiento de una ballena en costas yucatecas
el baramiento de una ballena jorobada en las costas yucatecas
27 Feb 2016
LEO Network
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Sea Otters (
Enhydra lutris
) Stranding at Chignik Lagoon
Chignik Lagoon, Alaska, United States
25 Feb 2016
LEO Network
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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
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Winter Beluga Whale (
Delphinapterus leucas
) Sighting
Toksook Bay, Alaska, United States
27 Jan 2016
LEO Network
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