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Harbor seal pupping season has begun
Haines, Alaska, United States
3 May 2020
Chilkat Valley News
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Hamina, Kymenlaakso, Finland
15 Jul 2022
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Highly endangered Saimaa ringed seal pup found dead in fishing net
Savonlinna, Southern Savonia, Finland
9 Jan 2023
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Unregulated ships cruise over speed agreements
Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada
22 Sep 2022
NUNAVUT NEWS
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Narwhals deemed ‘not at risk’ by wildlife committee
Nunavut, Canada
24 May 2024
Nunatsiaq News
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No other polar bears in Kuujjuaq after Tuesday’s incident, police say
Kuujjuaq, Quebec, Canada
31 Jan 2024
Nunatsiaq News
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Manatee Graveyard Found in Brevard as Mammals Die at Alarming Rate
Rockledge, Florida, United States
27 Feb 2021
Spectrum News
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2nd seal pup rescued in Kenai, ASLC now caring for 4
Kenai, Alaska, United States
6 Jun 2024
Homer News
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Humpback whale breaching east of Vancouver spotted by Burnaby seniors
Burrard Inlet, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
15 May 2020
CBC News
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2 more seals admitted to SeaLife Center
Homer, Alaska, United States
3 Jul 2024
Homer News
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Thousands of salmon lost in major seal attack
Portree, Scotland, United Kingdom
14 Jan 2021
BBC News
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Orca pod makes rare appearance in Vancouver’s False Creek
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
12 Jun 2020
Global News
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Polar bear kills man in Norway's Arctic Svalbard islands
Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Svalbard and Jan Mayen
28 Aug 2020
BBC News
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Stranded whale pod beaches in East Yorkshire
Withernsea, England, United Kingdom
24 Dec 2020
BBC News
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Five dolphins die in 'highly unusual stranding event'
Invergordon, Scotland, United Kingdom
17 Aug 2021
BBC News
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Whale in Gare Loch rescue attempt found dead
Rosneath, Scotland, United Kingdom
26 Oct 2020
BBC News
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Humpback whale up Saint Lawrence River
St. Lawrence River, Sorel, Quebec, Canada
29 May 2020
Global News
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Rare white ‘ghost orca’ spotted near Nanaimo
Northern Strait of Georgia
29 May 2019
Global News
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Nunavik health board warns of possible botulism exposure in Inukjuak
Inukjuak, Quebec, Canada
30 Mar 2021
Nunatsiaq News
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Pod of Orca whales migrate more than 3,000 miles from Iceland to Italy
Genoa, Liguria, Italy
19 Dec 2019
ABC News
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Gulf Islanders raise alarm over too many whale-watching boats
Southern Gulf Islands, British Columbia, Canada
26 May 2018
CBC News
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Polar bears in Churchill face bleak future, researchers warn
Churchill Falls, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
2 Nov 2017
CBC News
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No fish zones eyed to save killer whales along south coast - Victoria News
27 Feb 2018
Victoria News
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'Huge' polar bear spotted in Iqaluit
Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada
13 Oct 2017
CBC News
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Loss of sea ice leads walruses to early appearance in Alaska
Point Lay, Alaska, United States
17 Aug 2017
CBC News
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Potentially deadly infection hits California sea lions
Sausalito, California, United States
16 Oct 2018
ABC News
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Where are the endangered whales? Southern residents haven't been spotted in B.C.'s Salish Sea
Salish Sea, British Columbia, Canada
1 Jul 2019
CBC News
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First a whale, now a bearded seal spotted in Laval
Terrebonne, Quebec, Canada
25 Jun 2020
Global News
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Rare whale with long, spiky teeth washes up at California beach
San Diego, California, United States
26 May 2020
Fox News
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Deep-diving whale dies after swimming up river
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
27 Oct 2020
BBC News
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Unprecedented event: 6 North Atlantic right whales found dead in June
Gulf of Saint Lawrence
24 Jun 2017
CBC News
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Dead gray whale washes up on Oregon coast, buried
Tillamook, Oregon, United States
21 Apr 2020
AP NEWS
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Yukon species list shows climate change in action
Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
6 Mar 2017
CBC News
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Sperm whale spotted in B.C. strait for 1st time in decades
Johnstone Strait
13 Feb 2018
CBC News
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Biologist: Orca attacks on gray whales up in California bay
Monterey Bay
29 Apr 2017
ABC News
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Trichinella advisory issued for Coral Harbour
Coral Harbour, Nunavut, Canada
15 Sep 2021
Nunatsiaq News
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Early humpback sighting
Bremer Submarine Canyon
23 Feb 2021
ABC News
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Whales Are Dying Off North America’s West Coast
West Coast of Vancouver Island, Canada
14 Aug 2015
VICE News
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Beached bowhead whales in Nunavut point to killer whale attacks
Kugaaruk, Nunavut, Canada
13 Oct 2020
Nunatsiaq News
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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
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Record number of killer whales sighted on Monterey Bay
Monterey Bay, California, United States
7 May 2018
Mercury News
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Woman comes face-to-face with polar bear after grocery shopping
Resolute, Nunavut, Canada
26 Nov 2017
CBC News
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Humpback whale spotted in River Thames found dead
Greenhithe, England, United Kingdom
8 Oct 2019
Sky News
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Disappearance of right whales from winter breeding grounds a mystery
South Atlantic States Continental Shelf
17 Sep 2017
CBC News
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Abnormally large basking shark groups spotted off Canada’s east coast
Coastal northwest Atlantic Ocean
30 Mar 2018
Global News
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Police help capture baby seal found wandering on busy road
Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts, United States
30 Dec 2017
CBS NEWS
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Killer whales bad news for belugas
Hudson Bay, Manitoba, Canada
3 May 2017
CBC News
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3 more gray whale carcasses found in Alaska amid spike in deaths along West Coast
Sitka, Alaska, United States
20 Jun 2019
Anchorage Daily News
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H5 avian influenza detected for the first time in elephant seals
Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut Province, Argentina
13 Sep 2023
Outbreak News Today
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Four gray whales have been found dead in California's Bay Area within eight days
San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States
1 Apr 2021
CNN News
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Orca pod returns to the Broughton Archipelago after more than 20 years
Fife Sound, Broughton Archipelago, British Columbia, Canada
8 Jan 2021
Victoria News
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Orcas challenge the Bering Sea’s black cod industry
Unalaska, Alaska, United States
7 Sep 2024
Anchorage Daily News
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Dead seals mystery not solved by scientists' tests
9 Mar 2011
CBC News
Event
Lone Scottish dolphin spotted off Denmark
Svendborg, South Denmark, Denmark
12 Oct 2020
BBC News
Event
Ten Alaskans were sickened by raw or undercooked walrus. A parasite was in the meat, CDC says.
Gambell, Alaska, United States
14 Jul 2017
Alaska Dispatch News
Event
Juvenile grey whale caught on camera in Nanoose Bay
Nanoose Bay, British Columbia, Canada
25 Apr 2020
CTV News
Event
Alaska SeaLife Center takes on 6 rescued harbor seal pups
Seward, Alaska, United States
26 Jun 2020
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Orca stranding on Florida beach is first on record in U.S. Southeast
Palm Coast, Florida, United States
11 Jan 2023
Anchorage Daily News
Event
2 more gray whales found dead near Kodiak Island
12 Jun 2019
Anchorage Daily News
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Another gray whale has been found dead in Turnagain Arm
16 May 2019
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Only 12 Vaquita Porpoises Remain
Northern Gulf of California, Mexico
8 Mar 2018
Conservation news
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After 3 days, ‘stressed’ sea lion that ventured into Sitka can’t find its way back to the ocean
Sitka, Alaska, United States
2 Sep 2018
Anchorage Daily News
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For two Alaska villages, walruses remain essential. As sea ice disappears, can it last?
Gambell, Alaska, United States
26 May 2017
Alaska Dispatch News
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Second whale found dead in Turnagain Arm within 2 weeks
Turnagain Arm, Alaska, United States
14 May 2019
Anchorage KTUU News
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Underweight bearded seal pup found near Shaktoolik is now recovering at the Alaska SeaLife Center
Shaktoolik, Alaska, United States
9 May 2019
Anchorage Daily News
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DOC warning after mass stranding deaths
Bahia Peninsula
26 Jan 2024
Otago Daily Times Online News
Event
Stranded, lethargic ringed seal found far south of normal icy habitat
Seward, Alaska, United States
19 Apr 2017
Alaska Dispatch News
Event
U.S. officials allow killing of sea lions eating at-risk salmon and steelhead in Columbia River watershed
Portland, Oregon, United States
14 Aug 2020
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Walrus haulout in Northwest Alaska forms at earliest date ever recorded
Point Lay, Alaska, United States
18 Aug 2017
Alaska Dispatch News
Event
Thousands of Pacific walruses again herd up on Alaska coast
Point Lay, Alaska, United States
13 Sep 2018
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Utqiagvik whalers still hope to land a bowhead as season wanes
Utqiaġvik, Alaska, United States
6 Nov 2019
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Receding sea ice off northern Japan proves blessing and potential curse for seals
Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan
2 Feb 2020
Anchorage Daily News
Event
A humpback whale died in Turnagain Arm. Here’s what might have happened.
Girdwood, Alaska, United States
1 May 2019
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Polar bear encounters in Kaktovik aren’t new. But they’re happening a bit earlier than last year.
Kaktovik, Alaska, United States
10 Aug 2019
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Alaska’s third dead gray whale of the year reported on Kodiak coast
Kodiak, Alaska, United States
23 May 2019
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Bowhead whales, dwellers of icy seas, enjoy steady growth off Alaska in the age of climate change
Utqiaġvik, Alaska, United States
13 May 2018
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Another gray whale found dead in Alaska, this time near Cordova
Cordova, Alaska, United States
21 May 2019
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Stampede suspected as dozens of walruses found dead near Point Lay
Point Lay, Alaska, United States
3 Sep 2017
Alaska Dispatch News
Event
Add krill and mussels to the list of unusual marine deaths in Northwest Alaska
Shishmaref, Alaska, United States
7 Jul 2019
Anchorage Daily News
Event
High levels of algae-produced biotoxin found in dead walrus
Diomede, Alaska, United States
11 Dec 2017
Anchorage Daily News
Event
A 'invasion’ of polar bears is terrorizing an island town in Russia
Rogachëvo, Arkhangelskaya, Russia
11 Feb 2019
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Another Sand Point fisherman is chomped on by a sea lion
Sand Point, Alaska, United States
24 Jan 2019
Anchorage Daily News
Event
‘Bachelor herds’ of walrus gather near Port Heiden, where they haven’t been seen in decades
Port Heiden, Alaska, United States
8 Apr 2018
Anchorage Daily News
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Endangered Orcas Are Starving. Should We Start Feeding Them?
Puget Sound, Washington, United States
24 Jan 2018
NW News Network
Event
The dead whale floating in Cook Inlet has washed ashore at Kincaid Park
Cook Inlet, Anchorage, Alaska, United States
25 Sep 2017
Alaska Dispatch News
Event
Tales of Lake Iliamna monster resurface with new sightings
Iliamna Lake, Alaska, United States
28 Jun 2017
Alaska Dispatch News
Event
The Blob: Why warmer oceans are a big concern
Northeast Pacific Ocean
29 Apr 2015
Sooke News Mirror
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Beluga whale found dead south of Anchorage will help scientists better understand the endangered animals
Girdwood, Alaska, United States
27 May 2021
Anchorage Daily News
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Could Alaska's mystery seal illness be Arctic sunburn?
Arctic Coast of Alaska
13 Mar 2013
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Young gray whale appears to be stuck in Twentymile River near Portage
Portage Creek, Alaska, United States
27 May 2020
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Thousands of walruses show up early on Northwest Alaska coast as sea ice recedes
Point Lay, Alaska, United States
1 Aug 2019
Anchorage Daily News
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Fatal feline feces: Scientists discover cause for recent monk seal deaths
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
18 Jun 2018
Hawaii News Now
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Walruses suffer from similar disease afflicting Alaska ringed seals
Point Lay, Alaska, United States
14 Oct 2011
Anchorage Daily News
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Kachemak Bay has seen massive die-offs of sea stars and other species. What’s going on?
Seldovia Village, Alaska, United States
13 Nov 2016
Alaska Dispatch News
Event
Mysterious disease takes toll on ringed seals in Alaska Arctic
Utqiaġvik, Alaska, United States
13 Oct 2011
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Pacific walrus population dropped drastically in 1980s-90s, study indicates
Walrus Islands — State Game Sanctuary, Alaska, United States
31 May 2016
Anchorage Daily News
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Big Mama and the return of the humpback whales to the Salish Sea
Salish Sea
17 Jun 2015
Georgia Straight Vancouver's News & Entertainment Weekly
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Canada's AG warns Nunavut about dangers of not having a climate change action plan
Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada
CBC News
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France mulls rescue plan for whale in River Seine
Vernon, Normandy, France
BBC News
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Lone beluga whale spotted on Yukon River near Tanana
Rampart, Alaska, United States
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
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