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Observations from Members
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Community heartbroken after attempts to save stranded whales prove in vain
Ahipara, Northland Region, New Zealand
15 Feb 2023
NZ Herald
Alaska SeaLife Center admits first fur seal patient in 6 years
Seward, Alaska, United States
7 Feb 2023
Alaska Public Media
Whale washed ashore in Kauai dies with fishing nets and plastic bags in stomach
Hanamā‘ulu, Hawaii, United States
3 Feb 2023
mauinews.com
3 - 15
Feb 2023 -
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-breaking numbers of whales were spotted off Victoria’s coast in 2022
Salish Sea
11 Jan 2023
Victoria Buzz
Orca stranding on Florida beach is first on record in U.S. Southeast
Palm Coast, Florida, United States
11 Jan 2023
Anchorage Daily News
Highly endangered Saimaa ringed seal pup found dead in fishing net
Savonlinna, Southern Savonia, Finland
9 Jan 2023
News
9 - 11
Jan 2023 -
Minke whale pod sighted
Kasaan, Alaska, United States
21 Dec 2022
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Thousands of Endangered Seals Wash Up Dead on Russia's Caspian Shore
Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia
5 Dec 2022
The Moscow Times
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Harbor seal with patchy fur
Port Heiden, Alaska, United States
5 Nov 2022
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New peril for gray whale survival? Predatory orcas spotted in Baja calving lagoon
Campo Pachico, Baja California Sur, Mexico
21 Oct 2022
Los Angeles Times
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Sea otter lunch for bald eagle
McDonald Spit, Alaska, United States
4 Oct 2022
Dead sea otter
Seldovia Village, Alaska, United States
2 Oct 2022
2 - 4
Oct 2022 -
Unregulated ships cruise over speed agreements
Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada
22 Sep 2022
NUNAVUT NEWS
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Akureyri bottlenose whale found dead
Akureyri, Northeast, Iceland
5 Sep 2022
RÚV
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Polar bear shot dead after attacking tourist on Svalbard
Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Svalbard and Jan Mayen
8 Aug 2022
ArcticToday
Dolphin Species Never Before Seen in Iceland Beaches in Northwest
Hrútafjörður, Iceland
28 Jul 2022
Iceland Review
28 Jul -
8 Aug 2022 -
A polar bear in Russia is rescued after getting its tongue stuck in a milk can
Dikson, Krasnoyarskiy, Russia
22 Jul 2022
ArcticToday
Belugas spotted swimming in Lake Aleknagik
Aleknagik, Alaska, United States
17 Jul 2022
KDLG
Visiting walrus causes stir in southern Finland town
Hamina, Kymenlaakso, Finland
15 Jul 2022
News
15 - 22
Jul 2022 -
High number of seal deaths linked to bird flu, feds say
Portland, Maine, United States
5 Jul 2022
Press Herald
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Fears of bird flu in colony on Hornøya in Finnmark with critically endangered seabird
Hornøy Island, Vardø, Finnmark Fylke, Norway
13 Jun 2022
NRK
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Beluga whales swam up the Kuskokwim River to Bethel and scientists want samples of them
Bethel, Alaska, United States
31 May 2022
Alaska Public Media
With less sea ice, expect seal pups near shore
Nome, Alaska, United States
21 May 2022
The Nome Nugget
21 - 31
May 2022 -
Strange fish caught in Togiak Bay area
Togiak, Alaska, United States
11 May 2022
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Dead whale by King Cove
King Cove, Alaska, United States
16 Mar 2022
'We have NEVER documented this before': Tofino tourism operator witnesses killer whales attacking humpback
Tofino, British Columbia, Canada
11 Mar 2022
CHEK
11 - 16
Mar 2022 -
The polar bear was driven away from the village in the Chukotka district
Lavrentiya, Chukotskiy Avtonomnyy Okrug, Russia
2 Mar 2022
A polar bear attacked a resident of the Chukchi village of Neshkan near the carcass of a whale
Нешкан, Чукотский район, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia
2 Mar 2022
Prochukotku
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Whale’s body spotted near Tenakee Inlet
Juneau, Alaska, United States
10 Feb 2022
Juneau Empire
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Bowhead pod visits Savoonga with ice conditions unsuitable for hunting
Savoonga, Alaska, United States
16 Dec 2021
KNOM Radio Mission
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Polar bear with cub visits Diomede School
Diomede, Alaska, United States
5 Nov 2021
The Nome Nugget
Here winter has become two months shorter
Bodø, Nordland, Norway
4 Nov 2021
NRK
4 - 5
Nov 2021 -
Rare clash between two distinct kinds of orcas in the Salish Sea — and the endangered fish-eaters won
Point Roberts, Washington, United States
12 Oct 2021
KNKX Public Radio
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Rare beluga whale sighting in Puget Sound stirs excitement — and concern
Seattle, Washington, United States
4 Oct 2021
Cross Cut
Where's Wally? The wandering celebrity walrus is spotted in Iceland
Reykjavík, Capital Region, Iceland
22 Sep 2021
ArcticToday
22 Sep -
4 Oct 2021 -
Trichinella advisory issued for Coral Harbour
Coral Harbour, Nunavut, Canada
15 Sep 2021
Nunatsiaq News
In August, scientists saw rare right whales twice in Alaska waters
Barnabas Trough
13 Sep 2021
Alaska Public Media
Whale feeding frenzy off NSW south coast
Bermagui, New South Wales, Australia
13 Sep 2021
dailytelegraph
'It was a special day': Transient orcas set sightings record as population thrives on B.C. coast
Winslow, Washington, United States
8 Sep 2021
Vancouver Island
8 - 15
Sep 2021 -
Marine vomit spread along the western coast of Norway
Engøysundet, Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway
1 Sep 2021
NRK
Glacier Bay whales bouncing back after marine heat wave
21 Aug 2021
KTOO
Five dolphins die in 'highly unusual stranding event'
Invergordon, Scotland, United Kingdom
17 Aug 2021
BBC News
17 Aug -
1 Sep 2021 -
Rare polar bear sighting causes a stir in Kotzebue
Kotzebue, Alaska, United States
16 Aug 2021
Alaska Public Media
Rare footage shows a polar bear hunt a swimming reindeer
Svalbard Archipelago
15 Aug 2021
ArcticToday
When polar bears hunt snow geese, hunger justifies the means
Bylot Island, Nunavut Canada
8 Aug 2021
NNSL Media
8 - 16
Aug 2021 -
Killer whale stranded on Prince of Wales Island frees itself
Craig, Alaska, United States
30 Jul 2021
Alaska Public Media
'Unprecedented' absence of southern resident killer whales from Salish Sea
Salish Sea
21 Jul 2021
Vancouver Island
Veterinarians of the village of Providence "resuscitated" the exhausted walrus
Provideniya, Chukotskiy Avtonomnyy Okrug, Russia
19 Jul 2021
Chukotka
19 - 30
Jul 2021 -
'Unprecedented:' Rare sei whales spotted off Vancouver Island
300 kms West of Vancouver Island, Canada
13 Jul 2021
CHEK
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Orca found dead after earlier stranding on island north of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
31 May 2021
NZ Herald
Gambell gets distemper outbreak under control
Gambell, Alaska, United States
28 May 2021
The Nome Nugget
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
27 - 31
May 2021 -
Blue whale beaches in Africa for the 'first time ever'
Namibia
30 Apr 2021
Mail Online
5th dead whale found in less than month near San Francisco Bay
San Francisco, California, United States
23 Apr 2021
Santa Rosa Press Democrat
23 - 30
Apr 2021 -
A gray whale carcass washed ashore at S.F.'s Crissy Field
San Francisco, California, United States
31 Mar 2021
San Francisco Chronicle
Arctic walrus spotted in Kerry reappears in Wales
Wales, England, United Kingdom
30 Mar 2021
The Irish Times
Polar bear filmed running along road in Yakutia 460km south of its natural Arctic habitat
Батагай, Верхоянский район, Sakha, Russia
30 Mar 2021
Siberian Times
Sitka team conducts first humpback whale necropsy in 5 years
Sitka, Alaska, United States
23 Mar 2021
Alaska Public Media
Dead humpback whale washes ashore at Outer Banks
Rodanthe, North Carolina, United States
21 Mar 2021
myfox8.com
Harp seal pups dying on beach as winter sea ice fails
Blanc-Sablon, Quebec, Canada
20 Mar 2021
National Geographic
Gray Whale Dies After Washing Ashore on Dockweiler Beach
Marina del Rey, California, United States
18 Mar 2021
NBC Los Angeles
From Greenland to Valentia: face to face with a king of the Arctic
Knightstown, Ireland
17 Mar 2021
independent
17 - 31
Mar 2021 -
Merritt Island park now a ‘manatee graveyard’ as Florida sea cows starve to death
Merritt Island, Florida, United States
10 Mar 2021
WKMG
Orca carcass at Hook Lagoon
Port Heiden, Alaska, United States
10 Mar 2021
Manatee Graveyard Found in Brevard as Mammals Die at Alarming Rate
Rockledge, Florida, United States
27 Feb 2021
Spectrum News
27 Feb -
10 Mar 2021 -
Rescuers monitor whale pod off New Zealand amid rebeaching fears
Takaka, Tasman, New Zealand
23 Feb 2021
Reuters
Early humpback sighting
Bremer Submarine Canyon
23 Feb 2021
ABC News
Reports of dead seals on coasts doubled in 2020, charity says
Shanagarry, Munster, Ireland
14 Feb 2021
TheJournal.ie
14 - 23
Feb 2021 -
Bowhead whales appear to be on the rebound
Utqiaġvik, Alaska, United States
5 Feb 2021
The Arctic Sounder
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More critically endangered right whale calves spotted off Florida coast
Fernandina Beach, Florida, United States
20 Jan 2021
wbal.com
West Coast’s gray whale population plummets by a quarter since 2016: NOAA
20 Jan 2021
KTLA
Rare melanistic seal pups caught on camera
Wells-next-the-Sea, England, United Kingdom
19 Jan 2021
Eastern Daily Press
Thousands of salmon lost in major seal attack
Portree, Scotland, United Kingdom
14 Jan 2021
BBC News
Orca pod returns to the Broughton Archipelago after more than 20 years
Fife Sound, Broughton Archipelago, British Columbia, Canada
8 Jan 2021
Victoria News
8 - 20
Jan 2021 -
Killer whale rescued after getting stranded on remote Scottish beach
Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom
6 Jan 2021
Metro
Sperm whale washes up in Ponte Vedra Beach
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, United States
1 Jan 2021
WJXT
Reeking whale carcasses plaguing Withernsea with sickening smell
Withernsea, England, United Kingdom
27 Dec 2020
HullLive
Dead humpback whale found washed ashore on LBI beach
24 Dec 2020
PhillyVoice
Stranded whale pod beaches in East Yorkshire
Withernsea, England, United Kingdom
24 Dec 2020
BBC News
Dolphin and seal deaths in Waterford Harbour spur call for inquiry
Waterford City, Ireland
22 Dec 2020
The Irish Times
22 Dec 2020 -
6 Jan 2021 -
Polar bears leave the Chukchi village of Rrykaipi
18 Dec 2020
Young whale with broken jaw washed up on Belgian beach
Bredene, Flanders, Belgium
11 Dec 2020
The Brussels Times
Russia Investigates Mystery Seal Die-off
11 Dec 2020
Barrons
Researchers think they spotted new whale species off Mexico
San Benito Islands
10 Dec 2020
The Straits Times
10 - 18
Dec 2020 -
Seal hunters come across frozen beached bowhead whale
Taloyoak, Nunavut, Canada
29 Nov 2020
CBC
Nearly 100 whales die in mass stranding in New Zealand
Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand
25 Nov 2020
CNN
England's largest grey seal colony set to welcome record 4,000 new pups
Wells-next-the-Sea, England, United Kingdom
18 Nov 2020
Evening Express
Emaciated fin whales wash up dead on French shores
Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez, Pays de la Loire, France
17 Nov 2020
Reuters
17 - 29
Nov 2020 -
New evidence suggests spate of Killer Whale-on-boat violence not tied to revenge but to fun
15 Nov 2020
BeachGrit
Humpback whales have been spotted in an Australian river
Kakadu National Park.
15 Nov 2020
Stuff
Russian scientists discover huge walrus haulout in Arctic circle
Kara Sea
6 Nov 2020
Reuters
Dead humpback whale floating in waters off Cape May County
Sea Isle City, New Jersey, United States
5 Nov 2020
nj
5 - 15
Nov 2020 -
Mysterious Mass Deaths of African Cape Fur Seals Alarm Conservationists
Walvis Bay, Erongo, Namibia
29 Oct 2020
Latin America Herald Tribune
Deep-diving whale dies after swimming up river
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
27 Oct 2020
BBC News
Whale in Gare Loch rescue attempt found dead
Rosneath, Scotland, United Kingdom
26 Oct 2020
BBC News
Scientists found plastic debris in the digestive track of southern right whale stranded in Argentina
Puerto Madryn, Chubut Province, Argentina
23 Oct 2020
MercoPress
Ten polar bears - six adults and four cubs - besiege a stalled rubbish truck in Russian Arctic
20 Oct 2020
Siberian Times
Beluga Family Rescued From Low Tide by Russian Emergency Worker
Chumikan, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia
15 Oct 2020
The Moscow Times
Beached bowhead whales in Nunavut point to killer whale attacks
Kugaaruk, Nunavut, Canada
13 Oct 2020
Nunatsiaq News
13 - 29
Oct 2020