KODIAK, Alaska (AP) — Sightings of mink are increasing around Kodiak, Alaska wildlife biologists said of the animal — a species not native to the area. The first sighting was several years ago, the Kodiak Daily Mirror reported . Alaska Department of Fish and Game wildlife biologist John Crye said the sightings began after he got a call from an individual who was interested in raising and farming the animals.
Sea Star (Pisaster ochraceus) appears sick but is actually healthy.
Chris Flickinger says the number of animals killed by bears is way above average, causing a sizable financial loss.
Large bull kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana) bed near the 1st channel marker, which used to attract sea otters, has disappeared.
Bald eagle feeds on seagull
Sea foam collecting on the beach where it is not normally seen.
Bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) disappeared from usual nesting spot.
Small, approachable, deer found with possible broken jaw, discolored saliva, and injury on hindquarter.
Fishery scientists suspect the downturns are due to the warmest sea-surface temperatures ever recorded running from 2014-2016.
Three dead gray whales washed up on two different Kodiak Island beaches recently. The strandings happened within the span of a week.
Sockeye are smaller in size and fewer in number this year than in recent years.
Dead bald eagle washes up on Larsen Bay beach
At a lab in Kodiak, researchers are working to understand whether crabs can adapt to ocean acidification.
Ocean acidification threatens some of Alaska’s most lucrative crab fisheries. But there’s one ray of hope: it’s possible that crabs might be able to adapt to the changing oceans. The big question scientists are researching at Bob Foy’s lab in Kodiak is – will they have enough time?
Akhiok residents report that fish have returned to Akhiok Bay since the outfall was repaired/extended further into the ocean
Russian River flooded last week in Kodiak leaving some residents scrambling to address the damage.
On an Alaskan island, one of nature’s greatest spectacles is shutting down, as brown bears abandon fish in favor of a surprising alternative.
When Kodiak Island's elderberries started ripening earlier, its iconic bears changed their diet. It's another ecological shift amid climate change, scientists say.
Spotted a rat at the Kodiak Airport while doing intertidal surveys.
“We really don’t know when the problem started and whether it was a long-term situation this winter, but the bottom line is that it appears that salmonberry and blueberry were affected by the amount of cold and the depth of cold that we had that killed the winter buds and killed the above-ground stems of those plants,” Pyle said.
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