For the first time ever recorded, orca washes ashore in Florida.
A Wales resident shot and killed the bear. With the loss of sea ice and the ocean staying open later in the year, polar bears have been spending more time on land, which increases the chance of human encounters.
The beluga had a ruptured intestine probably related to parasites, which were found in the whale’s abdomen, lungs and kidneys, Burek said. The parasites likely led to an entanglement within a section of the intestines, leading it to rupture. “Very unusual,” Burek said. “I’ve never seen anything like that before.”
The Seward facility began housing five seals found in the Cook Inlet area and another that was rescued in Juneau.
Sea ice has shrunk, but scientists are seeing signs that Alaska's bowhead whales are flourishing.
The sea lions have posed a long-running conundrum for wildlife officials, pitting mammals protected under federal law against protected — and valuable — fish runs.
Biologists believe the 18- to 20-foot whale may be sick or injured. It’s unclear if it will be able to swim out during high tide.
NOAA has declared an “unusual mortality event” for gray whales on the North American west coast and launched an investigation.
The rehabilitation center in Seward doesn’t usually get bearded seals, which live much farther north.
Aerial surveys this September and October show the bowheads aren’t where they usually are.
A pilot first spotted the whale last week. What caused the whale’s death isn’t yet known.
Sea ice in the Chukchi Sea disappeared far earlier than normal this spring as a result of exceptionally warm ocean temperatures.
Walruses over the last decade have come to shore on the Alaska and Russia sides of the Chukchi Sea as sea ice diminishes because of global warming.
Why did the sea lion cross the road? Scientists don't know yet.
Climate change has allowed spotted seals to find new hunting grounds, but the marine mammals ultimately depend on sea ice to survive.
It’s rare to see humpbacks in Turnagain Arm, known for its swift tides and shallow waters.
Looking over a longer time span, bears in the southern Beaufort Sea are now using land to an extent they haven’t used it historically,” a researcher said.
An alarming number of gray whales have been found dead this year from Mexico to Alaska, triggering a federal investigation into what’s causing the die-off.
Village wildlife observers worry that the unusual warmth of oceans off Alaska is causing problems throughout the ecosystem.
The whale is located in an inaccessible place where scientists are unable to take a necropsy.
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