LEO Network - Search Resultshttp://leonetwork.org2024-03-29T15:46:04Zhttp://leonetwork.org/Images/logo.pnguuid:A7D8E230-248D-410E-9C27-0E724AA296D6Cuvier’s beaked whale found dead on Kodiak Island2024-02-22T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:46:04ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Kodiak, Alaska, United States</h3><p>February 22, 2024</p><p>A healthy Cuvier's beaked whale, typically a deep-sea dweller, was found dead on Kodiak Island with no clear cause of death.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/164CF981-7CEB-44FD-94F9-33C65E8C2CF9'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/A7D8E230-248D-410E-9C27-0E724AA296D6'>Read more...</a></p></div>57.79 -152.40722uuid:FD189B11-0029-4317-99A9-B992A3C358C7No other polar bears in Kuujjuaq after Tuesday’s incident, police say 2024-01-31T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:46:04ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Kuujjuaq, Quebec, Canada</h3><p>January 31, 2024</p><p>Police confirm no further polar bear sightings in Kuujjuaq following the shooting of a young bear in the town center, with ongoing vigilance for potential wildlife threats.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/46BD6E6A-32FB-4DBC-BC03-ADE5A81CFA1E'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/FD189B11-0029-4317-99A9-B992A3C358C7'>Read more...</a></p></div>58.106686 -68.403878uuid:7F5CF168-F111-4BEF-8F31-B30C8D825BFFRare whale found dead off Massachusetts may have been entangled, authorities say2024-01-30T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:46:04ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts, United States</h3><p>January 30, 2024</p><p>A juvenile North Atlantic right whale, a species nearing extinction, was found dead off Massachusetts, with signs of entanglement in fishing gear.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/0693BCCF-CB5E-4D32-97BC-88E2E5899435'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/7F5CF168-F111-4BEF-8F31-B30C8D825BFF'>Read more...</a></p></div>41.45428 -70.60364uuid:2248162C-402F-4744-9CBB-DC8CF4C185BCStranded whale dies at Christchurch beach2024-01-28T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:46:04ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Akaroa, Canterbury, New Zealand</h3><p>January 28, 2024</p><p>A juvenile fin whale stranded at Moncks Bay in Christchurch, New Zealand, has died, with recovery operations underway. Last Sunday, a pod of false killer whales and bottlenose dolphins were euthanised after becoming stranded twice on a reef near Māhia.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/764F0251-C66E-4507-81E1-6C63D231A42A'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/2248162C-402F-4744-9CBB-DC8CF4C185BC'>Read more...</a></p></div>-43.5883489117979 173.133544921875uuid:FDED65AD-B8FD-4064-8DEE-3C9246EBC696DOC warning after mass stranding deaths2024-01-26T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:46:04ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Bahia Peninsula</h3><p>January 26, 2024</p><p>A pod of about 45 false killer whales and bottlenose dolphins stranded on Sunday afternoon at Taylor’s Bay on Mahia Peninsula.The Department of Conservation is warning water-goers to be cautious near Mahia peninsula as the remains of stranded whales and dolphins may attract sharks.
</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/EDDEB574-8C89-4A86-A486-610B829137A3'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/FDED65AD-B8FD-4064-8DEE-3C9246EBC696'>Read more...</a></p></div>-39.15 177.9uuid:AC5C7CC5-7C9B-44D8-9C4E-7F7D46A343F8Orcas are flocking to Southern California waters. One bloody, awe-inspiring spectacle shows why2023-12-27T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:46:04ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Long Beach, California, United States</h3><p>December 27, 2023</p><p>Whales native to Mexico and Central America are spotted dozens of times from Long Beach to the Palos Verdes Peninsula to Laguna Beach over the last three weeks.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/1994D15C-D932-4A21-B6F0-5773F72B94C0'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/AC5C7CC5-7C9B-44D8-9C4E-7F7D46A343F8'>Read more...</a></p></div>33.76696 -118.18923uuid:A319C4F7-D31E-4F4D-BA54-8E5855DF9376Rare fin whale found dead near Kodiak2023-12-12T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:46:04ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Kodiak, Alaska, United States</h3><p>December 12, 2023</p><p>A rare, emaciated fin whale was found dead near Kodiak, Alaska, with the local Sun'aq Tribe conducting a necropsy. There isn’t enough data for biologists to declare a trend yet, but these whales are being found on the heels of an unusual mortality event for gray whales in the Pacific Ocean. </p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/0496CB9E-9539-4FD5-B295-CFCADBF93412'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/A319C4F7-D31E-4F4D-BA54-8E5855DF9376'>Read more...</a></p></div>57.79 -152.40722uuid:664E3874-E658-48A2-A788-8A34ABC981A452-foot-long dead fin whale washes up on San Diego beach; cause of death unclear2023-12-11T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:46:04ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>San Diego, California, United States</h3><p>December 11, 2023</p><p>It is not common to see fin whales stranding along the West Coast. The species tends to stay in deeper water compared with gray whales, which travel from 10,000 to 14,000 miles (16,000 to 22,500 kilometers) round trip up and down the coast in annual migrations. There were not obvious signs of the cause of death. </p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/A4F4BA3B-C777-43F6-A82B-C2BEB4BB6492'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/664E3874-E658-48A2-A788-8A34ABC981A4'>Read more...</a></p></div>32.71533 -117.15726uuid:E6DC5B05-6CBE-426A-958C-C890F59860B452-foot-long dead fin whale washes up on San Diego beach; cause of death unclear2023-12-11T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:46:04ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>San Diego, California, United States</h3><p>December 11, 2023</p><p>A 52-foot fin whale carcass appeared on a San Diego beach with no clear cause of death; it was towed back to sea.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/9A19BCAC-A77C-4020-8EE2-58F2615D8205'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/E6DC5B05-6CBE-426A-958C-C890F59860B4'>Read more...</a></p></div>32.71533 -117.15726uuid:A59119AD-64BE-4263-A91F-FBDF954EAD74Mass deaths of elephant seals recorded as bird flu sweeps across the Antarctic2023-12-08T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:46:04ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>South Georgia, Sandwich Islands</h3><p>December 8, 2023</p><p>The virus was first reported among brown skua on Bird Island, off South Georgia. Since then, researchers and observers have reported mass deaths of elephant seals, as well as increased deaths of fur seals, kelp gulls and brown skua at several other sites. Researchers warn of one of ‘largest ecological disasters of modern times’ if the highly contagious disease reaches penguin colonies.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/EC53E544-6063-4541-97B8-DD282070ED78'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/A59119AD-64BE-4263-A91F-FBDF954EAD74'>Read more...</a></p></div>-54.25 -36.75uuid:72E9A524-7215-454E-8229-E1CCD7D3797DA whale the size of an airplane was harvested by hunters in the Chukotka2023-11-23T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:46:04ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Lorino, Chukotskiy Avtonomnyy Okrug, Russia</h3><p>November 23, 2023</p><p>The Lorino community caught the first bowhead whale in five years.To pull the giant over 17 meters long ashore, all the heavy equipment of the village was needed. According to hunters, this is the third “greenlander” caught in the entire history of the community.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/93E992ED-4435-4EBD-9DE8-9C9F285D0805'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/72E9A524-7215-454E-8229-E1CCD7D3797D'>Read more...</a></p></div>65.50331 -171.70396uuid:DF176F97-2225-43A7-AFBE-10212713FB90How Alaska wildlife officials saved a humpback whale found 'hogtied' to a 300-pound crab pot2023-11-06T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:46:04ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Gustavus, Alaska, United States</h3><p>November 6, 2023</p><p>Alaska wildlife officials collaborated with whale experts to successfully rescue a humpback whale that was entangled in crabbing gear off the coast of Gustavus, Alaska, preventing it from dying.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/53783886-71AC-4026-B1DF-9C711A1F329A'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/DF176F97-2225-43A7-AFBE-10212713FB90'>Read more...</a></p></div>58.41333 -135.73694uuid:0F6C70A0-0A15-4B4E-BAC2-8959D75BB586Humpback found dead near Kodiak gets Alaska's first 2023 whale necropsy2023-10-02T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:46:04ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Kodiak, Alaska, United States</h3><p>October 2, 2023</p><p>A humpback whale found dead near Kodiak Island in Alaska undergoes the state's first whale necropsy of 2023 in an effort to determine the cause of death and understand the shrinking humpback population in the area, with initial findings suggesting the whale may have been struck by a boat.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/0FE15995-1162-4565-B0C4-F4F8798FDA52'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/0F6C70A0-0A15-4B4E-BAC2-8959D75BB586'>Read more...</a></p></div>57.79 -152.40722uuid:8EB0DC7A-B937-4CEC-90B5-98C2CBE1DDA3Avian influenza death of Alaska polar bear is a global first and a sign of the virus' persistence 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:46:04ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Utqiaġvik, Alaska, United States</h3><p>October 1, 2023</p><p>The highly pathogenic influenza that just claimed its first known polar bear victim continues to circulate in the world’s wild populations.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/F0356EF0-3040-4DB1-B22F-1E7E25371AE1'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/8EB0DC7A-B937-4CEC-90B5-98C2CBE1DDA3'>Read more...</a></p></div>71.29058 -156.78872uuid:A61E37A2-58BB-48E8-86A2-77B744E29AEDFour dead seals on beach2023-09-17T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:46:04ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Trinidad, California, United States</h3><p>September 17, 2023</p><p>Four dead seals have washed up on a beach in Trinidad, California, with locals noting an unusual occurrence as they have not seen this many washed up at once in recent years.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/B94C68AA-C60D-4D75-ACDB-28665D4CBBEE'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/A61E37A2-58BB-48E8-86A2-77B744E29AED'>Read more...</a></p></div>41.0629361111111 -124.149269444444uuid:AC97939C-C900-43D5-BC4F-99E20CA3406DLocal Animal Rescue Group Sees Influx of Sea Lions Suffering From Potentially Fatal Bacteria Infection2023-09-14T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:46:04ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Northern California, United States</h3><p>September 14, 2023</p><p>A local animal rescue in Northern California warns of a surge in sea lions with a potentially fatal bacterial infection, leptospirosis, and advises dog owners to keep pets away.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/E4DA9F3C-3311-4CB9-BF9A-D97DA83299C6'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/AC97939C-C900-43D5-BC4F-99E20CA3406D'>Read more...</a></p></div>39.7704155591946 -124.018993377686uuid:529625DC-1D5D-46BD-9C5D-60DAA87410C9H5 avian influenza detected for the first time in elephant seals 2023-09-13T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:46:04ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut Province, Argentina</h3><p>September 13, 2023</p><p>NewsDesk @bactiman63 The National Agri-Food Health and Quality Service (Senasa) confirmed new cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5 detected in marine mammals in Comodoro Rivadavia, Rada Tilly and Punta Tombo, Chubut. The agency’s National Laboratory diagnosed new samples positive for the disease, which were taken from sea lions and elephant seals found dead in the aforementioned places. Based on notification, […]</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/02FB4C28-A68F-40C9-A697-D55C53A6D618'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/529625DC-1D5D-46BD-9C5D-60DAA87410C9'>Read more...</a></p></div>-45.86413 -67.49656uuid:BBC6CB8E-EDFD-4FE3-BF64-5C11752F9883‘Unusual’ number of dead sea lions show up on Sonoma County beach2023-09-05T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:46:04ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Bodega Bay, California, United States</h3><p>September 5, 2023</p><p>The sea lions vary in decomposition. Several had their bones exposed Monday afternoon.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/20D8BD67-BD80-4BF7-86E1-62FA9C4AB735'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/BBC6CB8E-EDFD-4FE3-BF64-5C11752F9883'>Read more...</a></p></div>38.3293132869404 -123.051555668919uuid:CD6E601B-FE00-452E-8ABE-7F708BC03CD2Dead humpback whale calf washes up near Juneau, may have been struck by vessel2023-08-28T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:46:04ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Juneau, Alaska, United States</h3><p>August 28, 2023</p><p>A dead humpback whale calf named Tango was found washed up near Juneau, Alaska, and an investigation is underway to determine if it was struck by a vessel.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/AA8F80D0-1D64-4B1F-B033-31A8E93E7F2F'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/CD6E601B-FE00-452E-8ABE-7F708BC03CD2'>Read more...</a></p></div>58.30194 -134.41972uuid:6527398F-2888-4136-91B8-86D1C10D4430Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Found in Seals on Marrowstone Island in Puget Sound2023-08-25T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:46:04ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Marrowstone, Washington, United States</h3><p>August 25, 2023</p><p>Three adult harbor seals in Puget Sound have tested positive for the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 strain, marking the first incidence of HPAI in marine mammals on the West Coast, and officials are urging beachgoers to avoid contact with wildlife.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/494E4B53-544C-4073-817A-76E2BE7DCF3F'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/6527398F-2888-4136-91B8-86D1C10D4430'>Read more...</a></p></div>48.0607960894895 -122.697305087386