Highbush cranberries benefited from unusually warm, sunny conditions.

A large group of dead northern sea nettles (Chrysaora melanaster) found near the shore in Kasitsna Bay.

An infestation of tussock moths, which have the ability to quickly kill healthy Douglas fir trees, is on the move in British Columbia and the Ministry of Forests says it has now been found further north than ever before.

The city keeps a record of the number of reported sightings of the animals, along with other wildlife. There were three sightings in 2007, about 10 in 2015 and 27 this year.

River otters (Lutra canadensis) observed in a lake that typically is home to beavers.

Unusually high number of horseflies and wasps observed during a year with temperatures and precipitation levels above normal.

While there is no risk to human health, the species of moth can decimate forests

The North Shore is discovering what life is like under moth rule. Eclipses of moths have been flitting, fluttering and generally wreaking havoc around any light source over the past week.

They detect the presence of the 'Devil Fish' in Sinaloa; a threat to fishing and ecosystems

"In the midfield of my dive this school of blacksmith suddenly appeared. They were hiding from cormorants that dove into the water."

For the fifth consecutive year, influxes of sargassum seaweed have begun piling up on beachfronts in major tourist destinations in Belize.

More than 50 birds and a seal were found along the shoreline.

"Since the last eruption event, most seabird species that previously nested on the island have returned and made attempts to breed again...but the habitat is currently not ideal."

An unusually wet year is responsible for the biblical-seeming swarm of pallid-winged grasshoppers, according to entomologists.

An unprecedented belt of brown algae stretches from West Africa to the Gulf of Mexico. The largest bloom of macroalgae in the world, has been dubbed the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt.

Hundreds of dead sand lance (Ammodytes hexapterus) found along the shores of White Sands Beach.