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Sabine’s Gull––A distinctive and unusual tern-like gull
Nome, Alaska, United States
14 Sep 2024
The Nome Nugget
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Another whale swims close to Reynisfjara
Vik, South, Iceland
19 Aug 2024
RÚV
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Blue Jay sighted near Dawson City
Dawson City, YT
17 Aug 2024
LEO Network
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Here, the wolf wanders right outside Therese Mydland's door
Sköndal, Stockholm, Sweden
26 Jul 2024
NRK
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Snakes appear in the Russian north as the Arctic warms
Taimyr–Central Siberia
26 Jul 2024
ArcticToday
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Another polar bear shot in Ittoqqortoormiit
Ittoqqortoormiit, Sermersooq, Greenland
25 Jul 2024
Sermitsiaq
Event
Snake-like procession of insect larvae spotted again in Interior Alaska
Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
17 Jul 2024
Alaska Public Media
Event
Extremely rare beaked whale washes ashore in Otago
Wellington, New Zealand
14 Jul 2024
NZ Herald
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At least 65 pilot whales die in Scottish mass stranding
Scotland, United Kingdom
11 Jul 2024
CTVNews
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More people have been infected with Lyme disease
Norway
9 Jul 2024
NRK
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2 more seals admitted to SeaLife Center
Homer, Alaska, United States
3 Jul 2024
Homer News
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Hurricane Beryl is a historic storm. Here's why.
Bridgetown, Saint Michael, Barbados
1 Jul 2024
CBS News
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Mountain lion killed on island; first Southeast sighting since 1998
Wrangell, Alaska, United States
3 Jun 2024
Chilkat Valley News
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King crab boom in northern Norway has become multi-million dollar industry
Barrents, Norway
6 Apr 2024
The Independent Barents Observer
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The Hope Dog Sled Race Attracts a Polar Bear to Uelen
Uelen, Chukotskiy Avtonomnyy Okrug, Russia
2 Apr 2024
Prochukotku
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Incredibly rare: Gray whale, extinct in Atlantic for 200 years, spotted south of Nantucket
Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States
7 Mar 2024
Inquirer and Mirror
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Cuvier’s beaked whale found dead on Kodiak Island
Kodiak, Alaska, United States
22 Feb 2024
KMXT - Kodiak
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Lassa fever killed 72 people in six weeks
Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
22 Feb 2024
Punch Newspapers
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Stranded whale dies at Christchurch beach
Akaroa, Canterbury, New Zealand
28 Jan 2024
NZ Herald
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Spotted salamander in middle of winter
West Burke, Vermont, United States
25 Jan 2024
LEO Network
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Grizzly bear spotted close to Kotzebue
Kotzebue, Alaska, United States
28 Dec 2023
Anchorage Daily News
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Orcas are flocking to Southern California waters. One bloody, awe-inspiring spectacle shows why
Long Beach, California, United States
27 Dec 2023
Los Angeles Times
Event
Tick carrying Lyme disease bacteria found on dog in N.W.T.
Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories, Canada
14 Dec 2023
CBC
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An Egret on the Alaska Peninsula
King's Cove, Alaska, United States
21 Nov 2023
LEO Network
Event
'Am I actually seeing this?': Muskox spotted in Fort Chipewyan, Alta.
Fort Chipewyan, Alberta, Canada
7 Nov 2023
CBC
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Invasive Elodea in Piledriver Slough
Moose Creek, Alaska, United States
26 Oct 2023
LEO Network
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Hunters report record harvest for Central Southeast moose hunt
Kupreanof, Alaska, United States
26 Oct 2023
Alaska Public Media
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Invasive Elodea in 28 Mile Pit
Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, United States
26 Oct 2023
LEO Network
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Scientists observe chum salmon spawning in North Slope rivers
Colville River, Alaska, United States
10 Oct 2023
Alaska Public Media
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Massive ocean sunfish spotted off Vancouver Island
Powell River, British Columbia, Canada
13 Sep 2023
Vancouver Island
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Farmed Salmon Caught in Rivers Across Northwest Iceland
Patreksfjörður, Westfjords, Iceland
31 Aug 2023
Iceland Review
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Humpack Salmon Spread in Iceland, Threatening Local Fish
Hjalteyri, Northeast, Iceland
24 Aug 2023
Iceland Review
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Beluga Whale Spotted in The Yukon River Near Tanana
Tanana, Alaska, United States
11 Aug 2023
LEO Network
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Baby walrus, rescued from Arctic tundra, receives 24-hour cuddle care at Alaska SeaLife Center
Utqiaġvik, Alaska, United States
4 Aug 2023
Alaska Public Media
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Bluefin tuna washes up far from home in Salish Sea
Crescent Beach, Orcas Island, Washington, USA
19 Jul 2023
CBC
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Sea Ice Unusually Close to North Iceland Coast
North Coast Iceland
22 Jun 2023
Iceland Review
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Skate caught in subsistence net
Port Heiden, Alaska, United States
22 Jun 2023
LEO Network
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Unusual bird sighting. Is it an alcid?
Port Heiden, Alaska, United States
22 Jun 2023
LEO Network
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Sea Ice Unusually Close to North Iceland Coast
North Coast Iceland
22 Jun 2023
Iceland Review
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Elk swims to island in Finnish archipelago, first sighting in 40 years
Utö, Finland
14 Jun 2023
News
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Yellow-headed blackbird has great Northern adventure, winds up in Ulukhaktok
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
12 Jun 2023
CBC
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Unusual slime mold
Truckee, California, United States
10 Jun 2023
LEO Network
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Grubby's son captured as Homer faces growing opossum problem
Homer, Alaska, United States
2 Jun 2023
Alaska Public Media
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Beluga whale Hvaldimir visiting Helgeroa
Larvik, Vestfold, Norway
19 May 2023
NRK
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Spring melt reveals vole tracks
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
15 May 2023
LEO Network
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Discovered brand new fish species in Norway: "What the hell have we got here?"
Nautnes, Øygarden, Vestland, Norway
12 May 2023
NRK
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Rare whooper swan returns with trumpeters to Marsh Lake
M'Clintock Bay
14 Apr 2023
Yukon News
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Rare pearl mussels discovered in Highland and Trossachs lochs
Scotland
4 Apr 2023
BBC News
Event
Invasive goldfish seen swimming under ice at Okanagan pond
Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada
3 Feb 2023
Port Alberni Valley News
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Swallows sighted in February
Port Heiden, Alaska, United States
1 Feb 2023
LEO Network
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Polar bear fatally mauls woman and boy in Northwest Alaska village
Wales, Alaska, United States
17 Jan 2023
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Insects in January
Newhalen, Alaska, United States
11 Jan 2023
LEO Network
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Orca stranding on Florida beach is first on record in U.S. Southeast
Palm Coast, Florida, United States
11 Jan 2023
Anchorage Daily News
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Minke whale pod sighted
Kasaan, Alaska, United States
21 Dec 2022
LEO Network
Event
87,000 cod escaped from farms - one of the largest escapes in a long time
Norway
14 Dec 2022
NRK
Event
Arctic Fox in Galena?
Galena, Alaska, United States
2 Nov 2022
LEO Network
Event
Huge sunfish makes rare appearance in cold north Vancouver Island waters
Cormorant Island, British Columbia, Canada
27 Oct 2022
CHEK
Event
New peril for gray whale survival? Predatory orcas spotted in Baja calving lagoon
Campo Pachico, Baja California Sur, Mexico
21 Oct 2022
Los Angeles Times
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False long-horned beetle
(Stenotrachelus aeneus)
St. Mary's, Alaska, United States
5 Oct 2022
LEO Network
Event
Farmed Salmon Found in Mjólká in Arnarfjörður
13 Sep 2022
Iceland Review
Event
Akureyri bottlenose whale found dead
Akureyri, Northeast, Iceland
5 Sep 2022
RÚV
Event
Unidentified juvenile crab
Orzinski Bay
27 Aug 2022
LEO Network
Event
Unknown plant or fungus observed in cottonwood log
Lower Yukon
25 Aug 2022
LEO Network
Event
Unidentified tick found on dog
19 Aug 2022
LEO Network
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Cormorants establishing new rookery
Golovin, Alaska, United States
30 Jul 2022
LEO Network
Event
Visiting cormorant to White Mountain
White Mountain, Alaska, United States
29 Jul 2022
LEO Network
Event
Dolphin Species Never Before Seen in Iceland Beaches in Northwest
Hrútafjörður, Iceland
28 Jul 2022
Iceland Review
Event
Evidence of invasive crab that could wreak havoc on Alaska fisheries found near Metlakatla
Metlakatla, Alaska, United States
25 Jul 2022
Alaska Public Media
Event
What's a shark ordinarily associated with the Arctic doing in Belize?
Glovers Reef
25 Jul 2022
Event
Shark sightings abound off Maine’s coast. Experts say we’re likely to see more
17 Jul 2022
Press Herald
Event
Belugas spotted swimming in Lake Aleknagik
Aleknagik, Alaska, United States
17 Jul 2022
KDLG
Event
Visiting walrus causes stir in southern Finland town
Hamina, Kymenlaakso, Finland
15 Jul 2022
News
Event
Volunteers confront an invasion of black slugs near Whittier
Whittier, Alaska, United States
20 Jun 2022
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Rare birds’ arrival an ‘unmissable sign’ climate emergency has reached Britain
Mundesley, England, United Kingdom
17 Jun 2022
the Guardian
Event
Shorebird from New Zealand spotted in Yukon after overshooting its destination in Alaska
Hershel Island
2 Jun 2022
CBC
Event
Beluga whales swam up the Kuskokwim River to Bethel and scientists want samples of them
Bethel, Alaska, United States
31 May 2022
Alaska Public Media
Event
Rare cormorant spotted in Kotzebue
Kotzebue, Alaska, United States
31 May 2022
LEO Network
Event
Peculiar orange fungus on juniper bushes
Valemount, British Columbia, Canada
18 May 2022
LEO Network
Event
Rarely found snail at Saltstraumen in Bodø, not seen since the 19th century
Bodø, Nordland, Norway
13 May 2022
NRK
Event
Photographer finds massive octopus dead on Vancouver Island shore
Cherry Point, British Columbia, Canada
10 May 2022
Victoria Times Colonist
Event
Whooper swan far from home spotted in the Yukon
Marsh Lake, Yukon, Canada
23 Apr 2022
Yukon News
Event
Small owl sighting
Kongiganak, Alaska, United States
16 Mar 2022
LEO Network
Event
The polar bear was driven away from the village in the Chukotka district
Lavrentiya, Chukotskiy Avtonomnyy Okrug, Russia
2 Mar 2022
Event
Japanese skeleton shrimp found in Nateekin Bay
Unalaska, Alaska, United States
2 Mar 2022
LEO Network
Event
Coyote Sightings in Ottawa South
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
3 Feb 2022
LEO Network
Event
Residents of East Texas town report fish falling from sky
Texarkana, Arkansas, United States
3 Jan 2022
Dallas News
Event
A lost eagle from Asia has been traveling around North America for more than a year
Providence, Rhode Island, United States
21 Dec 2021
NPR.org
Event
Invasive European green crab found in Nuu-chah-nulth territories
Marietta-Alderwood, Washington, United States
14 Dec 2021
Ha-Shilth-Sa
Event
This eagle is very, very lost
Falmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
5 Nov 2021
The Seattle Times
Event
The hunting tick has been discovered in Norway
Vestby, Akershus, Norway
3 Nov 2021
NRK
Event
Mysterious fish ended up in Vetle's boat - expert says it's extremely rare
Barents Sea, norway
28 Oct 2021
NRK
Event
Discovery of fly larvae positive sign for salmon
Bowker Creek, Oak Bay, British Columbia, Canada
28 Oct 2021
CTV News, Vancouver Island
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Alaskans have been spotting turkey vultures all over the state this year
Chalkyitsik, Alaska, United States
15 Oct 2021
KUAC
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Rare clash between two distinct kinds of orcas in the Salish Sea — and the endangered fish-eaters won
Point Roberts, Washington, United States
12 Oct 2021
KNKX Public Radio
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Wild pigs invade national park
Elk Island National Park
11 Oct 2021
CTV News, Edmonton
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Rare beluga whale sighting in Puget Sound stirs excitement — and concern
Seattle, Washington, United States
4 Oct 2021
Cross Cut
Event
Animal tragedy in the Oslo fjord
Oslofjorden, Oslo, Norway
1 Oct 2021
NRK
Event
Rare pink salmon spotted southeast of Iqaluit
30 Sep 2021
Nunatsiaq News
Event
Only two flamingos sighted on Sidi Boughaba Lake
Kenitra, Gharb-Chrarda-Beni Hssen, Morocco
28 Sep 2021
LEO Network
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The wall lizard invasion of Vancouver Island
Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada
27 Sep 2021
Macleans.ca
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