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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
Event
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
Seal hunters come across frozen beached bowhead whale
Taloyoak, Nunavut, Canada
29 Nov 2020
CBC
Event
Nearly 100 whales die in mass stranding in New Zealand
Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand
25 Nov 2020
CNN
Event
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
Event
Emaciated fin whales wash up dead on French shores
Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez, Pays de la Loire, France
17 Nov 2020
Reuters
Event
New evidence suggests spate of Killer Whale-on-boat violence not tied to revenge but to fun
15 Nov 2020
BeachGrit
Event
Humpback whales have been spotted in an Australian river
Kakadu National Park.
15 Nov 2020
Stuff
Event
Russian scientists discover huge walrus haulout in Arctic circle
Kara Sea
6 Nov 2020
Reuters
Event
Dead humpback whale floating in waters off Cape May County
Sea Isle City, New Jersey, United States
5 Nov 2020
nj
Event
Mysterious Mass Deaths of African Cape Fur Seals Alarm Conservationists
Walvis Bay, Erongo, Namibia
29 Oct 2020
Latin America Herald Tribune
Event
Deep-diving whale dies after swimming up river
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
27 Oct 2020
BBC News
Event
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
Event
Ten polar bears - six adults and four cubs - besiege a stalled rubbish truck in Russian Arctic
20 Oct 2020
Siberian Times
Event
Beluga Family Rescued From Low Tide by Russian Emergency Worker
Chumikan, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia
15 Oct 2020
The Moscow Times
Event
Beached bowhead whales in Nunavut point to killer whale attacks
Kugaaruk, Nunavut, Canada
13 Oct 2020
Nunatsiaq News
Event
Lone Scottish dolphin spotted off Denmark
Svendborg, South Denmark, Denmark
12 Oct 2020
BBC News
Event
Eco disaster at Kamchatka peninsula with mass death of sea animals at precious Pacific beach
Khalaktyrsky Beach
3 Oct 2020
Siberian Times
Event
Rare ‘Ugly Duckling’ Albino Seal Pup in Far East Russia Wins Hearts
Tyuleny Island
10 Sep 2020
The Moscow Times
Event
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
Event
Polar bear kills man in Norway's Arctic Svalbard islands
Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Svalbard and Jan Mayen
28 Aug 2020
BBC News
Event
Dead whales wash up near Unalaska, but pandemic complicates necropsies
Unalaska, Alaska, United States
27 Aug 2020
Alaska Public Media
Event
Dead beluga calf poses questions for biologists
Juneau, Alaska, United States
27 Aug 2020
Juneau Empire
Event
Polar bear mother brings her cubs into the Arctic town of Pevek in Chukotka
Pevek, Chukotskiy Avtonomnyy Okrug, Russia
24 Aug 2020
Siberia Times
Event
Six whales die in largest stranding of its type in Ireland's history
Ballintra, Ulster, Ireland
19 Aug 2020
Mail Online
Event
Dead Humpback Whale
(Megaptera novaeangliae)
Floating by Moller Point
King Cove Alaska
18 Aug 2020
LEO Network
Event
Saving Our Seals - 28 sea mammals rescued after becoming trapped in plastic junk
14 Aug 2020
Siberia Times
Event
U.S. officials allow killing of sea lions eating at-risk salmon and steelhead in Columbia River watershed
Portland, Oregon, United States
14 Aug 2020
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Biologists hope dead sea lion will provide insight into endangered Aleutian population
Unalaska, Alaska, United States
14 Aug 2020
Alaska Public Media
Event
Pacific walrus haulout is earliest on record
Point Lay, Alaska, United States
13 Aug 2020
Arctic Sounder
Event
Rare white orca spotted off Kupreanof Island
Petersburg, Alaska, United States
12 Aug 2020
KTOO
Event
Dead Seal On The Beach
King Cove Alaska
17 Jul 2020
LEO Network
Event
Is this Steller Sea Lion
(Eumetopias jubatus)
Sick?
King Cove
2 Jul 2020
LEO Network
Event
Southern resident whales returning later to Salish Sea in ‘drastic’ change
Strait of Georgia
1 Jul 2020
Times Colonist
Event
Dead Baby Sea Otter
(Enhydra Lutris)
28 Jun 2020
LEO Network
Event
Beluga off San Diego is farthest south the species has been documented on West Coast
Point Loma, Coronado, California, United States
27 Jun 2020
FOX 5 San Diego
Event
Alaska SeaLife Center takes on 6 rescued harbor seal pups
Seward, Alaska, United States
26 Jun 2020
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Walrus tongue tests positive for trichinella in Rankin Inlet
Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, Canada
26 Jun 2020
CBC
Event
First a whale, now a bearded seal spotted in Laval
Terrebonne, Quebec, Canada
25 Jun 2020
Global News
Event
Washed-up Stellar Sea Lion (
Eumetopias jubatus
) on Front Beach
Unalaska, Alaska, United States
24 Jun 2020
LEO Network
Event
Migratory dolphins return to Nepali waters earlier than usual
Bhajani, Seti, Nepal
19 Jun 2020
Kathmandu Post
Event
Dead Young Gray Whale (
Eschrichtius robustus
)
Pilot Point, Alaska, United States
16 Jun 2020
LEO Network
Event
Northern anchovy blooms bring more sea life to Burrard Inlet
Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada
14 Jun 2020
CBC
Event
Orca pod makes rare appearance in Vancouver’s False Creek
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
12 Jun 2020
Global News
Event
New possible bottlenose dolphin sighting turns heads in Finland
Lovisa, Uusimaa, Finland
11 Jun 2020
Yle Uutiset
Event
Seal Pup Found in Iceland Swam Home to Greenland
Greenland
3 Jun 2020
Iceland Review
Event
Humpback whales numbers swell in the Strait of Juan de Fuca
Clallam Bay, Washington, United States
3 Jun 2020
LEO Network
Event
Large landslides have passed in Alta
Kråkenes, Alta, Norway
3 Jun 2020
NRK
Event
Dolphins sighted in Kopli Bay in Estonia
Tallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia
2 Jun 2020
The Baltic Course
Event
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
Event
Rare whale with long, spiky teeth washes up at California beach
San Diego, California, United States
26 May 2020
Fox News
Event
Bottlenose dolphins sighted off Finnish coast for first time in nearly 70 years
Southwest Finland
23 May 2020
Yle Uutiset
Event
Possible Pacific White-sided Dolphin Sighting (
Lagenorhynchus obliquidens
)
Unalaska, Alaska, United States
20 May 2020
LEO Network
Event
Wild Animals Roam Russian Cities During Quarantine
Russia
19 May 2020
The Moscow Times
Event
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
Event
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
Event
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
Event
Harbor seal pupping season has begun
Haines, Alaska, United States
3 May 2020
Chilkat Valley News
Event
Juvenile grey whale caught on camera in Nanoose Bay
Nanoose Bay, British Columbia, Canada
25 Apr 2020
CTV News
Event
Dead gray whale washes up on Oregon coast, buried
Tillamook, Oregon, United States
21 Apr 2020
AP NEWS
Event
Three Dead Sperm Whales Have Scientists Concerned
Bleik, Nordland, Norway
20 Apr 2020
NRK
Event
Whales are dying, but numbers are unknown. Coronavirus has stalled scientific fieldwork
Los Angeles, California, United States
28 Mar 2020
Los Angeles Times
Event
The changing behaviour of humpback whales
Húsavík, Northeast, Iceland
19 Mar 2020
RÚV
Event
Brand new whale behaviour caught on video
Hjalteyri, Northeast, Iceland
5 Mar 2020
RÚV
Event
Ten seals are dead in the Oslo fjord
Helgeroa, Larvik
3 Mar 2020
NRK
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
Event
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
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