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Observations from Members
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Southern resident whales returning later to Salish Sea in ‘drastic’ change
Strait of Georgia
1 Jul 2020
Times Colonist
Beluga off San Diego is farthest south the species has been documented on West Coast
Point Loma, Coronado, California, United States
27 Jun 2020
FOX 5 San Diego
First a whale, now a bearded seal spotted in Laval
Terrebonne, Quebec, Canada
25 Jun 2020
Global News
25 Jun -
1 Jul 2020 -
Seaweed invasion hurting fishermen's livelihoods
Strait of Gibraltar
21 Jun 2020
Al Jazeera
Trumpeter swans are newcomers to the nesting scene in Potter Marsh
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
19 Jun 2020
Anchorage Daily News
19 - 21
Jun 2020 -
Unusual Spider is Actually a Mite
Newhalen, Alaska, United States
16 Jun 2020
Northern anchovy blooms bring more sea life to Burrard Inlet
Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada
14 Jun 2020
CBC
14 - 16
Jun 2020 -
Orca pod makes rare appearance in Vancouver’s False Creek
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
12 Jun 2020
Global News
New possible bottlenose dolphin sighting turns heads in Finland
Lovisa, Uusimaa, Finland
11 Jun 2020
Yle Uutiset
11 - 12
Jun 2020 -
Multiple bear sightings in Saanich, near UVic
Oak Bay, British Columbia, Canada
5 Jun 2020
Victoria Buzz
Black bears on the move: more heading south
Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
4 Jun 2020
CHEK
Uncommon Ruby Tiger Moth (Phragmatobia fuliginosa) Sighting
Teller, Alaska, United States
4 Jun 2020
Yellow Jacket Wasp Nesting on the Beaches in Nome
Nome, Alaska, United States
3 Jun 2020
Chukar Partridge (Alectoris chukar) in Anchorage
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
2 Jun 2020
Ticks moving into Northern Saskatchewan
Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada
2 Jun 2020
Fine Yellow Dust is Likely Pollen
St. Mary's, Alaska, United States
2 Jun 2020
Dolphins sighted in Kopli Bay in Estonia
Tallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia
2 Jun 2020
The Baltic Course
Rare bird in historic visit to Sweden
Göteborg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden
1 Jun 2020
Radio Sweden
1 - 5
Jun 2020 -
Humpback whale up Saint Lawrence River
St. Lawrence River, Sorel, Quebec, Canada
29 May 2020
Global News
Young gray whale appears to be stuck in Twentymile River near Portage
Portage Creek, Alaska, United States
27 May 2020
Anchorage Daily News
Rare whale with long, spiky teeth washes up at California beach
San Diego, California, United States
26 May 2020
Fox News
26 - 29
May 2020 -
Bottlenose dolphins sighted off Finnish coast for first time in nearly 70 years
Southwest Finland
23 May 2020
Yle Uutiset
Possible Pacific White-sided Dolphin Sighting (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens)
Unalaska, Alaska, United States
20 May 2020
Chukar (Alectoris chukar) in my backyard in Anchorage
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
19 May 2020
Wild Animals Roam Russian Cities During Quarantine
Russia
19 May 2020
The Moscow Times
More wolves in Gävleborg - pressure increases to allow licensed hunt
Gävle, Gävleborg, Sweden
19 May 2020
Radio Sweden
19 - 23
May 2020 -
Humpback whale breaching east of Vancouver spotted by Burnaby seniors
Burrard Inlet, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
15 May 2020
CBC News
In rare sighting for Island, at least 7 grizzly bears spotted near Sayward
14 May 2020
Times Colonist
Invasive lizard species spotted in Georgia
Reidsville, Georgia, United States
13 May 2020
KMBC
13 - 15
May 2020 -
Beaver numbers have exploded in Northwest Alaska with some striking effects on the environment
Kobuk, Alaska, United States
12 May 2020
KTOO
Rare blue dragons are washing up on a Texas seashore
Padre Island National Seashore, Texas, USA
10 May 2020
CTVNews
First recorded striped dolphin sighting on Haida Gwaii
Crow's Nest, Haisa Gwaii, Canada
8 May 2020
Haida Gwaii Observer
8 - 12
May 2020 -
Invasive Common Wall Lizard Continues to Spread, Saanich
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
1 May 2020
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Juvenile grey whale caught on camera in Nanoose Bay
Nanoose Bay, British Columbia, Canada
25 Apr 2020
CTV News
Icelandic Capelin May Have Migrated to the Faroes
Faroe Islands
24 Apr 2020
Iceland Review
24 - 25
Apr 2020 -
Velella velella Strandings in Tofino
Tofino, British Columbia, Canada
19 Apr 2020
Wild animals appear in Israeli urban areas as COVID-19 pandemic isolates people at homes
Beersheba, Southern District, Israel
19 Apr 2020
Xinhua
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Wildlife Return to Field Training Area
CFB Shilo Training Area
14 Apr 2020
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Increase in Snowshoe Hares (Lepus americanus)
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
11 Apr 2020
Multiple Cougars Seen Wandering the Streets of Santiago Amid Coronavirus Lockdown
Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile
9 Apr 2020
EcoWatch
Coyote (Canis latrans) Observed in Edmonton Urban Setting
Beaumont, Alberta, Canada
6 Apr 2020
6 - 11
Apr 2020 -
Rats come out of hiding as lockdowns eliminate urban trash
New York City, New York, United States
3 Apr 2020
National Geographic
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Daytime raccoon (Procyon lotor) and red fox (Vulpes vulpes) activity
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
28 Mar 2020
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Wild Animals Reclaim San Francisco and LA After Cities Empty Over COVID-19
San Francisco, California, United States
22 Mar 2020
The Daily Beast
Northern Shrike (Lanius borealis) in Wasilla
Knik-Fairview, Alaska, United States
18 Mar 2020
18 - 22
Mar 2020 -
Orca Completes 8,000 km Swim from Iceland to Lebanon
Beirut, Lebanon
22 Feb 2020
Iceland Review
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Otters spotted in southern Alberta city for first time in about a century
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
12 Feb 2020
CBC
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Rare Arctic seal pup named after a flower rescued from Storm Brendan
Burren, Mayo, Ireland
14 Jan 2020
Metro
Stranded Fork-tailed Storm Petrel (Oceanodroma furcata)
Bella Bella 1, British Columbia, Canada
12 Jan 2020
Twitter
12 - 14
Jan 2020 -
Pack of wolves spotted in Colorado
Moffat County, Colorado, USA
8 Jan 2020
Coloradoan
Cyanobacteria in a deep well contaminates community water source
Kingcome Inlet
6 Jan 2020
Winter Robin (Turdus migratorius)
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
5 Jan 2020
5 - 8
Jan 2020 -
Massive anchovy school in White Rock draws a crowd
White Rock, British Columbia, Canada
29 Dec 2019
Vancouver Sun
Anchovies take over White Rock shores
White Rock, British Columbia, Canada
28 Dec 2019
Facebook Watch
28 - 29
Dec 2019 -
Thousands of 'sea pickles' wash up on Monterey Bay beach
Asilomar State Beach, Pacific Grove, California, United States
27 Dec 2019
SFGate
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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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Magpie on Western Coast of Baranof Island
9 Dec 2019
Flares used to scare away 63 polar bears besieging a remote Russian village
8 Dec 2019
Siberia Times
8 - 9
Dec 2019 -
Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) North of Seasonal Range
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
29 Nov 2019
Twitter
Rare flock of birds spotted in Oak Bay
Oak Bay, British Columbia, Canada
29 Nov 2019
Victoria News
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As reported Delta-area mountain lion sightings increase, wildlife managers search for evidence
Delta Junction, Alaska, United States
26 Nov 2019
Alaska Public Media
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Wildlife sat-nav goes awry as White Stork and Flamingo defy nature and fly to Siberia in winter
Barnaul, Altai Krai, Russia
11 Nov 2019
Siberia Times
‘It was so unfazed by me’: Woman recounts slobber-covered cat’s encounter with wolverine
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
10 Nov 2019
Anchorage Daily News
Alaska’s feline Bigfoot? Mountain lion sightings reported in Delta Junction
Delta Junction, Alaska, United States
9 Nov 2019
Anchorage Daily News
How Did a Virus From the Atlantic Infect Mammals in the Pacific?
9 Nov 2019
New York Times
9 - 11
Nov 2019 -
Utqiagvik whalers still hope to land a bowhead as season wanes
Utqiaġvik, Alaska, United States
6 Nov 2019
Anchorage Daily News
Beached "ice eggs" astound strollers on Finnish island
Hailuoto, Northern Ostrobothnia, Finland
4 Nov 2019
Yle Uutiset
Bizarre ice balls found in Arctic Alaska river puzzle locals and scientists
Kivalina, Alaska, United States
4 Nov 2019
Anchorage Daily News
4 - 6
Nov 2019 -
Mergansers (Mergus merganser) on Cheney Lake
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
2 Nov 2019
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) Sighting, Rare on Vancouver Island
University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
1 Nov 2019
Twitter
Lutselk'e man says he saw a grizzly bear near Yellowknife
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
29 Oct 2019
CBC
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) Invasion of Cascadia
Cascadia Bioregion
28 Oct 2019
Twitter
28 Oct -
2 Nov 2019 -
Rare bird sighting brings crowds of birding enthusiasts to Vancouver Island
Panama Flats, Victoria, BC, Canada
19 Oct 2019
CHEK
Unidentified Foam on Fallen Leaves
Seldovia, Alaska, United States
19 Oct 2019
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River otters attack, injure family dog in Anchorage park
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
14 Oct 2019
Anchorage Daily News
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Outbreak of tree-killing, allergy-inducing moths
Wycotte Flat, British Columbia, Canada
8 Oct 2019
CBC
Humpback whale spotted in River Thames found dead
Greenhithe, England, United Kingdom
8 Oct 2019
Sky News
Humpback (Megaptera novaeangliae) Whale in the River Thames, off Rainham
Erith, England, United Kingdom
8 Oct 2019
Twitter
Nepal is reeling from an unprecedented dengue outbreak
Nepal
7 Oct 2019
Science News
Poisonous porcupine fish arrives on Island shores — a B.C. first
Jordan River, B.C. Canada
5 Oct 2019
Times Colonist
Emaciated grizzly bears in Canada spark greater concerns over depleted salmon population
Knight Inlet, British Columbia, Canada
4 Oct 2019
CNN
Young Beaver (Castor canadensis) a Long Way from Nearest Known Beaver Pond
Somewhere North of Courtenay
4 Oct 2019
Hypothermic tropical sea turtle rescued from waters near Port Alberni
Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada
3 Oct 2019
Times Colonist
3 - 8
Oct 2019 -
Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster) offshore of Vancouver
Sturgeon Bank Wildlife Management Area, British Columbia, Canada
1 Oct 2019
Twitter
Why do Calgarians keep seeing bobcats?
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
28 Sep 2019
The Star
Large Squid Caught in Chignik Bay
Chignik, Alaska, United States
26 Sep 2019
26 Sep -
1 Oct 2019 -
'First time I've seen a shark': Nunavut man nets shark in rare catch
Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada
18 Sep 2019
CBC
An invasive algae is threatening the Strait of Gibraltar’s fishing grounds
Spanish Mediterranean coast
17 Sep 2019
As Bering Sea ice melts, Alaskans, scientists and Seattle's fishing fleet witness changes on a massive scale
Savoonga, Alaska, United States
16 Sep 2019
Seattle Times
Warm Summer Yields Garden Tomatoes
Anchorage, Alaska
15 Sep 2019
15 - 18
Sep 2019 -
River Otters (Lutra canadensis) in University Lake
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
13 Sep 2019
Invasive Asian giant hornets found on Vancouver Island
Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
11 Sep 2019
CTV News
Brown bear filmed crossing 3km wide Avacha Bay in the Pacific Ocean
Vilyuchinsk, Kamtsjatka, Russia
9 Sep 2019
Siberia Times
Mass "Ballooning" Spider Event Responsible for Unusual Webs on Vegetation
St. Paul Island, Alaska, United States
9 Sep 2019
9 - 13
Sep 2019 -
Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) at St Margerats Bay
St. Margerats Bay, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
5 Sep 2019
Svalbard is now experiencing unusually large amounts of ice
Nordaustlandet, Svalbard
2 Sep 2019
abc nyheter
2 - 5
Sep 2019 -
Slender armorhead (Pentaceros wheeleri) caught in purse seine
Chignik Lake, Alaska, United States
29 Aug 2019
Detectan presencia del 'Pez Diablo' en Sinaloa; una amenaza para la pesca y los ecosistemas
Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico
27 Aug 2019
News
Invasive salmon return to Scottish rivers
River Ness, Scotland, United Kingdom
27 Aug 2019
BBC News
Blacksmith (Chromis punctipinnis) Newly Abundant in Central California
Edward F. Ricketts State Marine Conservation Area, California, United States
26 Aug 2019
26 - 29
Aug 2019