LEO Network - Search Resultshttp://leonetwork.org2024-03-28T22:20:56Zhttp://leonetwork.org/Images/logo.pnguuid:A15A9004-3D46-4C86-8B0E-FC79ECE27FA5Incredibly rare: Gray whale, extinct in Atlantic for 200 years, spotted south of Nantucket2024-03-07T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T22:20:56ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States</h3><p>March 7, 2024</p><p>A gray whale, presumed extinct in the Atlantic for over 200 years, was spotted by the New England Aquarium team south of Nantucket, suggesting climate change effects.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/E20A7267-D9A1-417A-A6C6-819FFAFB703A'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/A15A9004-3D46-4C86-8B0E-FC79ECE27FA5'>Read more...</a></p></div>41.28346 -70.09946uuid:A7D8E230-248D-410E-9C27-0E724AA296D6Cuvier’s beaked whale found dead on Kodiak Island2024-02-22T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T22:20:56ZLEO 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:2248162C-402F-4744-9CBB-DC8CF4C185BCStranded whale dies at Christchurch beach2024-01-28T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T22:20:56ZLEO 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:0A44FDEF-C123-48C2-B035-4F2A5BBE7F21Spotted salamander in middle of winter2024-01-25T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T22:20:56ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>West Burke, Vermont, United States</h3><p>January 25, 2024</p><p>The unseasonably warm and wet conditions thought to be factor in amphibian sighting. </p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/86A6DB12-9D5D-4C54-9153-1085E15CFDAF'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/0A44FDEF-C123-48C2-B035-4F2A5BBE7F21'>Read more...</a></p></div>44.64144 -71.97871uuid:CE27FC8F-2168-4123-858C-9DF3BBBAEEE0Grizzly bear spotted close to Kotzebue2023-12-28T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T22:20:56ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Kotzebue, Alaska, United States</h3><p>December 28, 2023</p><p>While Northwest Arctic residents encounter bears year-round, such sightings are not common in Kotzebue this time of year, Cantine said. Charlie Henry Jr., an Elder from Kotzebue, agreed: “That is so strange — brown bear in the middle part of the coldest months.”
</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/980D8135-2FBE-4561-BB63-829668BF9D3A'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/CE27FC8F-2168-4123-858C-9DF3BBBAEEE0'>Read more...</a></p></div>66.89846 -162.59809uuid:AC5C7CC5-7C9B-44D8-9C4E-7F7D46A343F8Orcas are flocking to Southern California waters. One bloody, awe-inspiring spectacle shows why2023-12-27T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T22:20:56ZLEO 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:ACF776D8-4291-4A74-86B8-2AA09B08AB64Tick carrying Lyme disease bacteria found on dog in N.W.T. 2023-12-14T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T22:20:56ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories, Canada</h3><p>December 14, 2023</p><p>A Lyme disease-carrying tick was found on a dog in Fort Simpson, N.W.T., with uncertainty about whether the tick originated locally or from a southern province.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/E77427A1-6356-4EFA-9CE2-D8B4CD621CB0'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/ACF776D8-4291-4A74-86B8-2AA09B08AB64'>Read more...</a></p></div>61.863143 -121.354276uuid:75FBF3CB-F91F-4CA3-A980-6B9939B2BD7DAn Egret on the Alaska Peninsula2023-11-21T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T22:20:56ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>King's Cove, Alaska, United States</h3><p>November 21, 2023</p><p>An unusual visitor showed up in King Cove in late November. Shankell Mack was able to get a picture. The great egret is rare sighting anywhere in Alaska. </p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/EC8B58F1-225B-4CFA-B2F7-7908EA851A8F'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/75FBF3CB-F91F-4CA3-A980-6B9939B2BD7D'>Read more...</a></p></div>55.0405971144809 -162.301660484643uuid:934AA01C-1BB9-41AC-BEA8-9716155DB69C'Am I actually seeing this?': Muskox spotted in Fort Chipewyan, Alta. 2023-11-07T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T22:20:56ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Fort Chipewyan, Alberta, Canada</h3><p>November 7, 2023</p><p>Darlene Cardinal slammed her brakes in order to stop herself from crashing into a wild muskox last month. It was a rare event for someone who lives in Fort Chipewyan, Alta.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/F3E2EB40-1984-40BB-A2E5-6C88E5744E2F'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/934AA01C-1BB9-41AC-BEA8-9716155DB69C'>Read more...</a></p></div>58.716643 -111.150019uuid:78C847CC-EB6D-4B7F-9113-9DBB54A71DF5Invasive Elodea in Piledriver Slough2023-10-26T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T22:20:56ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Moose Creek, Alaska, United States</h3><p>October 26, 2023</p><p>Invasive Elodea has been observed since 2020.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/E05C7A49-BCA1-4F79-9100-2A5E5870B211'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/78C847CC-EB6D-4B7F-9113-9DBB54A71DF5'>Read more...</a></p></div>64.7094953544555 -147.191582379279uuid:23116047-81B1-4EEE-B696-77866015FD94Hunters report record harvest for Central Southeast moose hunt2023-10-26T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T22:20:56ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Kupreanof, Alaska, United States</h3><p>October 26, 2023</p><p>Hunters in Central Southeast Alaska have reported a record harvest of 141 bulls during the month-long moose hunt, surpassing the previous record of 132 bulls set in 2021, with the majority of the harvest occurring on Kupreanof Island. A couple decades ago, there were very few of them in the region — and the hunt was almost entirely relegated to the mainland. But over the years, he said he’s seen more moose cropping up on remote islands.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/2D175E31-A620-4044-A4C6-42A148731F8D'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/23116047-81B1-4EEE-B696-77866015FD94'>Read more...</a></p></div>56.81444 -132.98056uuid:64EB994F-630D-4D32-87E8-FD010757E3FBInvasive Elodea in 28 Mile Pit2023-10-26T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T22:20:56ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, United States</h3><p>October 26, 2023</p><p>Elodea found on and near Eielson Airforce Base</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/52D1164D-9ECD-4ACB-8CF9-32ABA5003A43'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/64EB994F-630D-4D32-87E8-FD010757E3FB'>Read more...</a></p></div>64.609789156617 -147.05993925768uuid:63E48C1B-67F6-42AC-9C0B-C64A414E0B12Scientists observe chum salmon spawning in North Slope rivers2023-10-10T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T22:20:56ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Colville River, Alaska, United States</h3><p>October 10, 2023</p><p>Scientists from the University of Alaska Fairbanks have observed an increase in chum salmon spawning in North Slope rivers, potentially indicating a shift in their population and a signal of climate change. Elizabeth Lindley, a Ph.D. student working on the project, says that while evidence of spawning in a new region may be a positive for salmon, the impact on important subsistence resources including Arctic char and Dolly Varden is uncertain.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/C3F9F054-BEFC-4812-BC75-6EDB99E73FEB'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/63E48C1B-67F6-42AC-9C0B-C64A414E0B12'>Read more...</a></p></div>70.3926061360023 -150.95334105365uuid:2BC8DC62-B2C2-42F1-82F1-1C0980BA4029Massive ocean sunfish spotted off Vancouver Island 2023-09-13T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T22:20:56ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Powell River, British Columbia, Canada</h3><p>September 13, 2023</p><p>Jackie Hildering was astonished by a recent photo depicting an enormous Mola mola submitted to the Marine Education Resource Society citizen science project, which is collecting data on two different species of sunfish along the Pacific Coast.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/F3822D1C-E1DC-45B4-898F-56B0467BC33D'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/2BC8DC62-B2C2-42F1-82F1-1C0980BA4029'>Read more...</a></p></div>49.6344340980606 -124.424682323816uuid:B06B1527-1CD4-4169-84F5-F536C3371736Farmed Salmon Caught in Rivers Across Northwest Iceland2023-08-31T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T22:20:56ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Patreksfjörður, Westfjords, Iceland</h3><p>August 31, 2023</p><p>Escapted farmed salmon threatens wild salmon stocks across Northwest Iceland, where it has entered rivers.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/0139F774-BB76-4F8C-810B-7194C046A735'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/B06B1527-1CD4-4169-84F5-F536C3371736'>Read more...</a></p></div>65.59783 -23.99596uuid:EE606505-9040-42AF-8046-B6FA990110A4Humpack Salmon Spread in Iceland, Threatening Local Fish2023-08-24T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T22:20:56ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Hjalteyri, Northeast, Iceland</h3><p>August 24, 2023</p><p>Anglers caught dozens of humpback salmon in Eyjafjarðará river yesterday, RÚV reports. Humpack salmon are spreading in Iceland and threatening local fish species in Icelandic rivers.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/FB095931-E3D2-4047-AA33-D9873550AD48'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/EE606505-9040-42AF-8046-B6FA990110A4'>Read more...</a></p></div>65.85 -18.1333333333333uuid:0D308261-5228-4ADF-9A2C-7EB960A3263EBeluga Whale Spotted in The Yukon River Near Tanana2023-08-11T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T22:20:56ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Tanana, Alaska, United States</h3><p>August 11, 2023</p><p>The marine mammal was seen some 600 miles from where the river empties into the Bering Sea. </p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/7C5903DB-162B-4DC3-A237-EFC614622273'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/0D308261-5228-4ADF-9A2C-7EB960A3263E'>Read more...</a></p></div>65.18936970313 -151.491851806641uuid:46DD75EE-BC5C-4A2A-B0E5-4BA2CB11C4D1Baby walrus, rescued from Arctic tundra, receives 24-hour cuddle care at Alaska SeaLife Center2023-08-04T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T22:20:56ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Utqiaġvik, Alaska, United States</h3><p>August 4, 2023</p><p>A wayward walrus calf, just one month old, was rescued from the North Slope. Workers on the North Slope spotted the baby walrus on tundra, about four miles inland from the Beaufort Sea.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/0936A2B0-817D-4B9C-A7FF-EC8F2B99FE8D'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/46DD75EE-BC5C-4A2A-B0E5-4BA2CB11C4D1'>Read more...</a></p></div>71.29058 -156.78872uuid:B0AD4085-B4DA-451A-BFBF-958DBC4430E1Bluefin tuna washes up far from home in Salish Sea 2023-07-19T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T22:20:56ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Crescent Beach, Orcas Island, Washington, USA</h3><p>July 19, 2023</p><p>Joe Gaydos found a bluefin tuna washed up on Orcas Island off the coast of Washington state. According to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the fish usually roam the more temperate waters of the Pacific Ocean.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/7C278CF5-D89D-4DCD-9469-D9EC3E64385B'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/B0AD4085-B4DA-451A-BFBF-958DBC4430E1'>Read more...</a></p></div>48.6955230872358 -122.895610969506uuid:A9D82041-6D27-46A0-B043-238F2A2C0FABSea Ice Unusually Close to North Iceland Coast2023-06-22T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T22:20:56ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3> North Coast Iceland</h3><p>June 22, 2023</p><p>While north of Iceland sea ice is stretching unusually close to the coast, south of the island sea temperatures are reaching record heights.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/7E5851BC-A283-4580-9DF2-F227FBB58FCC'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/A9D82041-6D27-46A0-B043-238F2A2C0FAB'>Read more...</a></p></div>66.600675713425 -19.3359375