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American Robin (Turdus migratorius) in January

Russian tanker passes through Bering Strait in the midst of winter

Orca pod returns to the Broughton Archipelago after more than 20 years

First record in Canada: Rare bird common in Japan seen in Yukon

A New Clam in Town

Polar bears leave the Chukchi village of Rrykaipi

Young whale with broken jaw washed up on Belgian beach

Researchers think they spotted new whale species off Mexico

Vermilion flycatcher - A big red surprise

Seal hunters come across frozen beached bowhead whale

Coyotes are being spotted in Yellowknife

'Once in a millennium': Record-breaking rogue wave measured off Vancouver Island

Humpback whales have been spotted in an Australian river

Swedish researcher finds fish and squid in icy depths of Arctic Ocean

Pacific Sand Lance (Ammodytes hexapterus) Make First Appearance

Coonstripe Shrimp (Pandalus hypsinotis) Found on Beach After Storm

Russian scientists discover huge walrus haulout in Arctic circle

Monitoring program tracks invasive (Didemnum vexillum) or “marine vomit”

Fireball in the sky over Alaska is likely a meteorite

Deep-diving whale dies after swimming up river

Entomologists vacuum Asian giant hornets out of first nest found in Whatcom County

Lone Scottish dolphin spotted off Denmark

Alaska Grown Black Walnuts

A rare Jay spotted in Whitehorse. But was it a Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) or Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri)?

Rare King-of-the-salmon fish found on Vancouver Island

Badger on the Finnmark plateau: – very strange, but also very fun

Rare fish washes ashore at Whiffen Spit

Rare muskox sighting in Manokotak raises questions

Meet Nunavut's newest arrival: the beaver

Cougar spotted on Ingraham Trail on Sunday: GNWT

Pink salmon catches in Nunavik are raising red flags for biologists

These are among the rarest birds you can see in Norway

Rare ‘Ugly Duckling’ Albino Seal Pup in Far East Russia Wins Hearts

Muskox (Ovibos moschatus) in Manokotak

Growth on Window After Storm

Uncommon Slimy Sculpin (Cottus cognatus) Catch

Grasshoppers are Becoming More Common

Polar bear mother brings her cubs into the Arctic town of Pevek in Chukotka

Caterpillar Causing Itchy Skin Likely a Rusty Tussock Caterpillar (Orgyia antiqua)

Three great white sharks venture 'very tight' to Nova Scotia shores

Rare white orca spotted off Kupreanof Island

Seiners in Southeast Alaska rescue an unlikely hard-shelled visitor

Resident harvests wayward moose wandering near Utqiagvik

Muskox (Ovibos moschatus) in Napaimute

Watson Lake resident captures 'first record' of ghost moth in Yukon

Invasive Species, Lily Beetle (Lillioceris lilii) Observed in Regina, Saskatchewan

White bear on the Junjik River

Summer resident killed by great white in Maine’s first fatal shark attack

Invasive grass carp caught in Chambly Basin

Puffin saved by lucky chance

Unusual Pink Caterpillar is a Sawfly Larvae

Brown booby makes rare visit to Ireland

Fisherman snags barracuda off Vancouver Island in rare encounter

Thousands of blue jellyfish clog cooling system in Israeli power plant

California condors return to Sequoia National Park for the 1st time in decades

Wild Boars Appear in Moscow Parks, Officials Warn

Green Sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris) in Kachemak Bay

Pelicans spotted as far north as Kugluktuk, Nunavut

‘A grave concern’: European green crabs discovered on Haida Gwaii

Jellyfish the size of dinner plates on Northeast beaches

Southern resident whales returning later to Salish Sea in ‘drastic’ change

Beluga off San Diego is farthest south the species has been documented on West Coast

First a whale, now a bearded seal spotted in Laval

Seaweed invasion hurting fishermen's livelihoods

Trumpeter swans are newcomers to the nesting scene in Potter Marsh

Unusual Spider is Actually a Mite

Northern anchovy blooms bring more sea life to Burrard Inlet

Orca pod makes rare appearance in Vancouver’s False Creek

New possible bottlenose dolphin sighting turns heads in Finland

Multiple bear sightings in Saanich, near UVic

Black bears on the move: more heading south

Uncommon Ruby Tiger Moth (Phragmatobia fuliginosa) Sighting

Yellow Jacket Wasp Nesting on the Beaches in Nome

Chukar Partridge (Alectoris chukar) in Anchorage

Ticks moving into Northern Saskatchewan

Fine Yellow Dust is Likely Pollen

Dolphins sighted in Kopli Bay in Estonia

Rare bird in historic visit to Sweden

Humpback whale up Saint Lawrence River

Young gray whale appears to be stuck in Twentymile River near Portage