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As Oceans Warm, the World’s Kelp Forests Begin to Disappear

As traditional Alaska Native marine diets decline, vitamin D deficiency rises

Toxic algae may have played part in sea bird die off

What's That We're Hearing? Sea Otters in the Salish Sea?

Polar bears in Churchill face bleak future, researchers warn

Kincaid Beach Littered with Whale Parts

130 dead seals have washed up on the shores of Russia's Lake Baikal

What dolphin diets reveal about climate change's effects off the California coast

Village besieged by polar bears as hundreds of terrorised walruses fall 38 metres to their deaths

'Huge' polar bear spotted in Iqaluit

This "flock of sheep" was actually an unprecedented gathering of polar bears

Investigation into washed up whale’s death begins in Alaska

California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) in Auke Bay

The dead whale floating in Cook Inlet has washed ashore at Kincaid Park

64 walruses found dead at Point Lay haulout

Disappearance of right whales from winter breeding grounds a mystery

Stampede suspected as dozens of walruses found dead near Point Lay

Sea Mammal Identified as Beluga Whale (Delphinapterus leucas)

Walrus haulout in Northwest Alaska forms at earliest date ever recorded

Loss of sea ice leads walruses to early appearance in Alaska

NOAA scientist finds rare whales in the Bering Sea

Climate change may have driven gray whale up Kuskowkim

Climate change may have driven gray whale up Kuskowkim

Gray whale harvest on the Kuskokwim stirs up controversy

Sea Creature

Stranded Carcass Identified as Bowhead (Balaena mysticetus) Whale

First record of bottlenose dolphins in Canadian Pacific waters

Ten Alaskans were sickened by raw or undercooked walrus. A parasite was in the meat, CDC says.

Dazed and Confused Pilot Whales

Unidentified Marine Mammal

Tales of Lake Iliamna monster resurface with new sightings

Twenty Humpbacks Spotted in Eyjafjörður

4 Dead, Liverless Sharks Wash Ashore in Weird Whodunit

Unprecedented event: 6 North Atlantic right whales found dead in June

Killer whales are stalking boats and stealing their fish

Too Much Rain

Hundreds Of Dead Seabirds, Sea Lions Wash Up In California

Ghost fishing: Lost pots are a crab killer

Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris) Hauling Out with Seals

For two Alaska villages, walruses remain essential. As sea ice disappears, can it last?

Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) Haulout at Cape Greig

Less sea ice means shorter hunting season for polar bears and scientists who study them

38 million pieces of plastic waste found on uninhabited South Pacific island

This Giant Dead Sea Creature Washed Up On An Island, And It's Freaking Everyone Out

Bringing beluga back to Buckland

Killer whales bad news for belugas

In Greenland’s northernmost village, a melting Arctic threatens the age-old hunt

Biologist: Orca attacks on gray whales up in California bay

Mass Die-Off of Whales in Atlantic Is Being Investigated

Transient orcas spotted off Vashon Island

Green Yellow Puss on Tiny Seal

Stranded, lethargic ringed seal found far south of normal icy habitat

Cause of death unclear for Steller sea lion in Morris Cove

Steller Watch lets anyone with internet access play wildlife biologist

Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) near Vancouver

Yukon species list shows climate change in action

Bloated Sea Lion (Eumetopias jubatus) in Harbor

Amazon Deforestation, Once Tamed, Comes Roaring Back

New whale species discovered in Sri Lankan waters

‘It was really haunting’: 416 beached whales propel New Zealanders into frenzied rescue mission

St. Paul’s fur seal pups at lowest level in 100 years

Snow Storm May Have Saved Dozens of Saimaa Seal Pups

Seal - Harbor (Phoca vitulina) or Spotted (Phoca largha) with Hair Loss and Skin Infection

The Detective of Northern Oddities

Spotted Seal

Another Puget Sound orca dies — 5th in a year

Polar Bears’ Path to Decline Runs Through Alaskan Village

Kachemak Bay has seen massive die-offs of sea stars and other species. What’s going on?

Long Beaked Common Dolphin (Delphinus capensis) Beaching

Dead Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)

Dead Whale on Beach

Dead Sea Lion (Eumetopias jubatus) in Boat Harbor

Juneau scientist helps discover new whale species

Dead Sea Lion (Eumetopias jubatus)

Dolphins in Salish Sea signal warming worries