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Olga Gertcyk /
Siberia Times /
August 14, 2020
This was a first expedition by volunteers and activists to rescue seals trapped in plastic rubbish on the island, a breeding ground in the Sea of Okhotsk, off Sakhalin.
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on Siberia Times
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Unalaska, Alaska, United States
Hope McKenney /
Alaska Public Media /
August 14, 2020
Officials have been receiving reports of Steller sea lions hauling out on beaches in poor condition, but have been unable to retrieve the animals for research — largely because they are in remote areas.
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on Alaska Public Media
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Portland, Oregon, United States
Gene Johnson, Associated Press /
Anchorage Daily News /
August 14, 2020
The sea lions have posed a long-running conundrum for wildlife officials, pitting mammals protected under federal law against protected — and valuable — fish runs.
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on Anchorage Daily News
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Bethel, Alaska, United States
Johanna Eurich /
Alaska Public Media /
August 13, 2020
Usually Aug. 7 is the midpoint of the coho run, but this year it was not until Aug. 8 that numbers at the Bethel test fishery increased, and then only modestly.
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on Alaska Public Media
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Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
Jackie Hong /
Yukon News /
August 15, 2020
The Yukon Salmon Sub-Committee is recommending the complete cessation of fishing for Chinook salmon this year on the Yukon River.
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on Yukon News
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Botwood, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Nicholas Mercer /
The Telegram /
August 14, 2020
Salmon rivers like the Exploits River were closed to anglers around the province by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans earlier this week because of low water levels.
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on The Telegram
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Khabarovsk, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia
Evan Gershkovich /
The Moscow Times /
August 8, 2020
The Amur River, once full of salmon, has seen the fish all but vanish since 2017. The problem started because of over fishing. At first companies were harvesting in the first 100 kilometers of the river, and since they have expanded 700, 800 kilometers upstream.
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on The Moscow Times
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Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
The Telegram /
The Telegram /
August 14, 2020
Three great white sharks broke the border rules big-time on Friday. The sharks were tracking very tight to shore near South Shore communities.
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on The Telegram
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Allakaket, Alaska, United States
Laura Grage /
LEO Network /
July 31, 2020
Unusual coloration in bears is often the result of a recessive gene combination. According to researchers at the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, light colored bears have been found in Interior Alaska, although this is the first observation of one submitted to LEO.
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Petersburg, Alaska, United States
Joe Viechnicki /
KTOO /
August 12, 2020
This orca born in 2018 is called Tl’uk, a Coast Salish word for “moon.” Tl’uk is a greyish moon color, without the typical black and white pattern.
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on KTOO
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Eggedal kirke, Sigdal, Norway
Benedikte Fjelly /
NRK /
August 14, 2020
The cemetery in Eggedal has suffered major damage after floods and landslides. "Thank God that coffins and remains have not appeared," says the church guardian.
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on NRK
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Dr. Chris Newman /
YouTube /
April 21, 2020
We, a group of doctors, created this video because we believe it is our duty to promote good stewardship of our beautiful home-planet as a public health strategy; even more than prescribing medicines. We ask you to consider the wider context of health and take one small step today to support the planet.
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