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Basking sharks captured on video off Nairn in rare sighting
Nairn, Highland, United Kingdom
30 Aug 2025
Inverness Courier
Event
Seven salmon confirmed as farmed escapees
Búðardalur, Western Region, Iceland
29 Aug 2025
mbl.is
Event
“Once in a lifetime to see this” – a rare hoopoe landed in a Pello resident’s yard
Pello, Lapland, Finland
25 Aug 2025
Lapin Kansa
Event
Emma was on the fast ferry that hit the whale: "Terrible to see"
Hammerfest, Troms og Finnmark, Norway
20 Aug 2025
Nordlys
Event
Low Water Levels in the Mackenzie River
Norman Wells, Northwest Territories, Canada
15 Aug 2025
LEO Network
Event
Cougar family causing safety worries in Mesachie Lake
Mesachie Lake, British Columbia, Canada
14 Aug 2025
Lake Cowichan Gazette
Event
Counted a hundred farmed salmon in the lower part of Haukadalsá
Haukadalsá, Dalabyggð, Iceland
14 Aug 2025
visir.is
Event
For every wild salmon in the trap, there have been 30 pink salmon – Frightening
Kvænangen, Troms og Finnmark, Norway
8 Aug 2025
Nordlys
Event
Rare white stork spotted in Dublin may be result of climate change, says expert
Lusk, Dublin, Ireland
7 Aug 2025
The Irish Times
Event
A pest that feeds on bees and honey has been found in Alaska for the first time
Copper River Census Area, Alaska, United States
1 Aug 2025
Alaska Public Media
Event
Polar Bear near Hornstrandir
Hornstrandir, Westfjords, Iceland
31 Jul 2025
Vísir
Event
Unusual squid in Chignik Lagoon
Chignik Lagoon, Alaska, United States
29 Jul 2025
LEO Network
Event
I swung my fist as hard as I could: Man recalls northwest B.C. cougar attack
Smithers, British Columbia, Canada
26 Jul 2025
Yukon News
Event
Venomous jellyfish invading west Swedish beaches
West Coast, Sweden
23 Jul 2025
SVT Nyheter
Event
Caught 2000 pink salmon in a single seine cast
Nesseby, Troms og Finnmark, Norway
23 Jul 2025
NRK Troms og Finnmark
Event
Rare Basking Shark in Faxaflói Bay
Faxaflói Bay, Southwest, Iceland
22 Jul 2025
Vísir
Event
Rare leatherback sea turtle spotted in B.C. waters in once-in-a-decade sighting
Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada
14 Jul 2025
CHEK News
Event
Grizzly bear shot and killed near Rankin Inlet
Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, Canada
11 Jul 2025
Nunatsiaq News
Event
Invasive European Green Crab found north of Ketchikan
Ketchikan, Alaska, United States
9 Jul 2025
https://www.alaskasnewssource.com
Event
Bear wandering through town killed by authorities
Nome, Alaska, United States
8 Jul 2025
The Nome Nugget
Event
Spotted in Anchorage: Invasive European Starlings
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
1 Jul 2025
LEO Network
Event
Lone beluga whale observed in Oslofjord and Sunnhordland – unusual this far south
Dimmelsvik, Sunnhordland, Norway
1 Jul 2025
NRK
Event
World’s northernmost observation of Horned Lark: This is a world sensation
Alta, Troms og Finnmark, Norway
23 Jun 2025
Altaposten
Event
Another whale swims close to Reynisfjara
Vik, South, Iceland
19 Aug 2024
RÚV
Event
Blue Jay sighted near Dawson City
Dawson City, YT
17 Aug 2024
LEO Network
Event
Another polar bear shot in Ittoqqortoormiit
Ittoqqortoormiit, Sermersooq, Greenland
25 Jul 2024
Sermitsiaq
Event
Wood Storks in west Alabama
Aliceville, Alabama, United States
20 Jul 2024
LEO Network
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
Event
At least 65 pilot whales die in Scottish mass stranding
Scotland, United Kingdom
11 Jul 2024
CTVNews
Event
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
Event
Mountain lion killed on island; first Southeast sighting since 1998
Wrangell, Alaska, United States
3 Jun 2024
Chilkat Valley News
Event
Farmed Salmon Caught in Rivers Across Northwest Iceland
Patreksfjörður, Westfjords, Iceland
31 Aug 2023
Iceland Review
Event
Humpack Salmon Spread in Iceland, Threatening Local Fish
Hjalteyri, Northeast, Iceland
24 Aug 2023
Iceland Review
Event
Beluga Whale Spotted in The Yukon River Near Tanana
Tanana, Alaska, United States
11 Aug 2023
LEO Network
Event
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
Event
Bluefin tuna washes up far from home in Salish Sea
Crescent Beach, Orcas Island, Washington, USA
19 Jul 2023
CBC
Event
Sea Ice Unusually Close to North Iceland Coast
North Coast Iceland
22 Jun 2023
Iceland Review
Event
Skate caught in subsistence net
Port Heiden, Alaska, United States
22 Jun 2023
LEO Network
Event
Unusual bird sighting. Is it an alcid?
Port Heiden, Alaska, United States
22 Jun 2023
LEO Network
Event
Sea Ice Unusually Close to North Iceland Coast
North Coast Iceland
22 Jun 2023
Iceland Review
Event
Elk swims to island in Finnish archipelago, first sighting in 40 years
Utö, Finland
14 Jun 2023
News
Event
Yellow-headed blackbird has great Northern adventure, winds up in Ulukhaktok
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
12 Jun 2023
CBC
Event
Unusual slime mold
Truckee, California, United States
10 Jun 2023
LEO Network
Event
Grubby's son captured as Homer faces growing opossum problem
Homer, Alaska, United States
2 Jun 2023
Alaska Public Media
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
Event
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
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
Suddenly Njord (13) got a tuna on the hook – I was surprised!
Vesterelv, Nesseby, Troms og Finnmark Fylke, Norway
17 Aug 2021
iFinnmark
Event
Rare polar bear sighting causes a stir in Kotzebue
Kotzebue, Alaska, United States
16 Aug 2021
Alaska Public Media
Event
1st live Asian giant 'murder hornet' of 2021 spotted in Washington state
Blaine, Washington, United States
13 Aug 2021
Alaska Public Media
Event
Second year in row, big numbers of wild reindeer calves are found dead along banks of great river Khatanga
Khatanga river, Krasnoyarskiy, Russia
6 Aug 2021
The Independent Barents Observer
Event
Phytoplankton blooms hint at changing Arctic waters
3 Aug 2021
Nunatsiaq News
Event
30 percent have been bitten
Húnaþing vestra, Northwestern, Iceland
30 Jul 2021
RÚV
Event
'Unprecedented' absence of southern resident killer whales from Salish Sea
Salish Sea
21 Jul 2021
Vancouver Island
Event
Double-crested Cormorant
(Phalacrocorax auritus
) Extended Range into the St. Lawrence Region
Gananoque, Ontario, Canada
17 Jul 2021
LEO Network
Event
Opah on the Oregon Coast
Sunset Beach, Oregon, United States
16 Jul 2021
WRAL.com
Event
Invasive seaweed detected on Aotea/Great Barrier Island
Great Barrier Island
15 Jul 2021
NZ Herald
Event
'Unprecedented:' Rare sei whales spotted off Vancouver Island
300 kms West of Vancouver Island, Canada
13 Jul 2021
CHEK
Event
Whitehorse residents warned not to feed wildlife after black bear killed in Riverdale
Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
4 Jul 2021
CBC
Event
Strange Plant found below Oskawalik on the Kuskokwim River
Below Oskawalik, Alaska, United States
1 Jul 2021
LEO Network
Event
European Skipper
(Thymelicus lineola)
in Northwest, BC
Smithers, British Columbia, Canada
1 Jul 2021
LEO Network
Event
Abnormal abundance of ticks
Scott Road Landfill (near Cardinal)
9 Jun 2021
LEO Network
Event
Elephant herd now close to Kunming
Kunming, Yunnan, China
3 Jun 2021
Event
Uncommon Slimy Sculpin (
Cottus cognatus
) Catch
North Fork Andreafski River
29 Aug 2020
LEO Network
Event
Grasshoppers are Becoming More Common
Koyuk, Alaska, United States
28 Aug 2020
LEO Network
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
Caterpillar Causing Itchy Skin Likely a Rusty Tussock Caterpillar (
Orgyia antiqua
)
Alakanuk, Alaska, United States
22 Aug 2020
LEO Network
Event
Three great white sharks venture 'very tight' to Nova Scotia shores
Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
14 Aug 2020
The Telegram
Event
Rare white orca spotted off Kupreanof Island
Petersburg, Alaska, United States
12 Aug 2020
KTOO
Event
Seiners in Southeast Alaska rescue an unlikely hard-shelled visitor
Ketchikan, Alaska, United States
11 Aug 2020
Alaska Public Media
Event
Resident harvests wayward moose wandering near Utqiagvik
Utqiaġvik, Alaska, United States
6 Aug 2020
Arctic Sounder
Event
Muskox (
Ovibos moschatus
) in Napaimute
Napaimute, Alaska, United States
2 Aug 2020
LEO Network
Event
Watson Lake resident captures 'first record' of ghost moth in Yukon
Watson Lake, Yukon, Canada
2 Aug 2020
CBC
Event
White bear on the Junjik River
Allakaket, Alaska, United States
31 Jul 2020
LEO Network
Event
Summer resident killed by great white in Maine’s first fatal shark attack
Portland, Maine, United States
28 Jul 2020
Press Herald
Event
Invasive grass carp caught in Chambly Basin
Chambly, Quebec, Canada
28 Jul 2020
Montreal Gazette
Event
Puffin saved by lucky chance
Borgarnes, West, Iceland
24 Jul 2020
RÚV
Event
Unusual Pink Caterpillar is a Sawfly Larvae
Grayling, Alaska, United States
20 Jul 2020
LEO Network
Event
Brown booby makes rare visit to Ireland
Greystones, Leinster, Ireland
14 Jul 2020
RTE.ie
Event
Fisherman snags barracuda off Vancouver Island in rare encounter
Alberni Inlet, Vancouver Island, Canada
13 Jul 2020
Port Alberni Valley News
Event
Thousands of blue jellyfish clog cooling system in Israeli power plant
Ashqelon, Southern District, Israel
10 Jul 2020
The Independent
Event
California condors return to Sequoia National Park for the 1st time in decades
7 Jul 2020
KTLA
Event
Wild Boars Appear in Moscow Parks, Officials Warn
Moscow, Moscow, Russia
6 Jul 2020
The Moscow Times
Event
Green Sturgeon (
Acipenser medirostris
) in Kachemak Bay
Halibut Cove, Alaska, United States
6 Jul 2020
LEO Network
Event
Pelicans spotted as far north as Kugluktuk, Nunavut
Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
5 Jul 2020
CBC
Event
‘A grave concern’: European green crabs discovered on Haida Gwaii
Skidegate 1, British Columbia, Canada
4 Jul 2020
Victoria News
Event
Jellyfish the size of dinner plates on Northeast beaches
Scituate, Massachusetts, United States
3 Jul 2020
CNN
Event
Southern resident whales returning later to Salish Sea in ‘drastic’ change
Strait of Georgia
1 Jul 2020
Times Colonist
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