In early October 2013, local fishers Eli Nukapigak and Edward Nukapigak Jr. alerted wildlife officials to the discovery of “sick fish” in their nets near Nuiqsut. The aanaakłiq had fuzzy grayish-white patches on their bodies, fins, and heads. Cottony masses almost covered the eyes of some fish. None of the fishers in the community recalled seeing this condition before.

Fibromatosis is not a cause of deer mortality, according to officials, who added that the disease is not known to infect humans.

Warm water temperatures may be causing stress and increase the risk of infections and other illness in fish.

Fireweed observed with flat, curled stem and many buds, indicating fasciation.

Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) caught with a spinal curvature, which may be related to many different factors including genetics, infectious disease, trauma, neoplasm, diet, or changes in the environment.

Subsistence families along the Kuskokwim River are cutting open fish to find white balls or white streaks deforming the meat.

"Its face was down in the mud and it was laboring to breathe. Its body condition was wasted and we could see its ribs."

A girl from Paso Robles, California, was bit by a sea lion in Pismo Beach on Friday near the pier. The animal that attacked likely had domoic acid poisoning, and will be treated at the Marine Mammal Center.

Tumor found in King Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)

The jury is still out on exactly what the cause is, but the unusually-coloured calf spotted near Nanaimo on Tuesday is already making waves.

Regurgitation from a bald eagle contains plastic pieces.

The rehabilitation center in Seward doesn’t usually get bearded seals, which live much farther north.

An unusual growth was found in a snow goose (Anser caerulescens) while it was being butchered. The growth may be related to a previous injury or illness that the bird healed from.

Salal bushes observed to be very dry and dying in British Columbia.

Northern Pike (Esox Lucius) caught with "pug head" jaw deformity, usually associated with cold water temperatures during incubation.

Warm temperatures are rapidly melting snow and creating ice, which creates difficult conditions for dog mushers. Migratory birds are arriving early, and a mosquito emerged months early. Small owls dead around the Goldstream Valley that looked unusually thin.

Scientists have narrowed down the top likely causes of more than 1,400 seal deaths across New England.

A considerable number of the herring catch that’s been landed in recent days has been found to be infected. As such, almost all of it will be incinerated. Note, according to Fisheries Information and Resource System (FIRMS) the infection rate of herring with Ichthyophonus in Iceland was estimated to be 32% in the in the winter 2008/2009.

The threshold for closure is set at 80 parts per million, but concentration in those areas were found to be as high as 1,300 parts per million.The warning applies to oysters, clams, scallops, mussels and geoduck.

Ringed seal (Phoca hispida) found with jelly-like meat texture and thin skin near the armpit and ribcage.