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Kotlik, Alaska, United States
Alaska Media, LLC. /
Arctic Sounder /
June 24, 2019
Around 60 ice seals have been reported dead across northern and western Alaska this month.
The cause of the strandings and deaths is not known.
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Pismo Beach, California, United States
GABBY FERREIRA /
The San Luis Obispo Tribune /
June 19, 2019
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.
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on The San Luis Obispo Tribune
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Port Clarence, Alaska, United States
Allison Topkok and Gay Sheffield /
LEO Network /
June 20, 2019
"When we looked over the side of the boat, we saw clumps of mussels floating up the whole Tuksuk channel. No one has ever heard of something like this before."
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Sitka, Alaska, United States
Tegan Hanlon /
Anchorage Daily News /
June 20, 2019
An alarming number of gray whales have been found dead this year from Mexico to Alaska, triggering a federal investigation into what’s causing the die-off.
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on Anchorage Daily News
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Salish Sea
Wayne Lee /
The Star /
June 23, 2019
Researchers say their absence is a stark reminder that the orcas are slowly starving to death because there is not enough Chinook salmon to sustain them.
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on The Star
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CBC /
June 25, 2019
There was no evidence of recent fishing gear entanglement or recent vessel strike in their preliminary assessment. Further testing is ongoing to identify other potential causes of death.
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on CBC
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Vestmannaeyjar, South, Iceland
Jelena Ćirić /
Iceland Review /
June 24, 2019
A total of 78% of puffin nests on the islands were occupied in a recent survey. Puffins have been hard hit in recent years due to a diminished food supply. It remains to be seen how successful the breeding season will be.
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on Iceland Review
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Willow, Alaska, United States
Elizabeth Earl /
Alaska Journal of Commerce /
June 20, 2019
Elodea was discovered in Alexander Lake in 2014 by researchers checking minnow traps. At the time, it covered 20 percent of the lake but now has spread to 90 percent.
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on Alaska Journal of Commerce
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Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
CBC North /
CBC /
June 24, 2019
The willow blotch leaf miner appears to be having a banner year in Whitehorse, likely because of hot, dry conditions in the city this spring.
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on CBC
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