Less than two months after the removal of dams restored a free-flowing Klamath River, salmon have made their way upstream to begin spawning and have been spotted in Oregon for the first time in more than a century.

Photos of the animal recently circulated widely online, prompting a flurry of debate about whether the animal was a wolf or just a dog.

A new plant species is establishing itself in the area and impacting native beach greens.

An observer reports unusual sightings of Sabine's gulls, including juveniles, outside their typical migration period, suggesting a potential new breeding colony near Nome.

RÚV received a video this week that shows a whale just off the beach at Reynisfjara; the second time in about a week. Guðjón Már Sigurðsson, marine biologist and cetacean expert at the Icelandic Marine Research Institute, says the whale swims shallow in a search for food.

Blue jays occur across southern Canada from Alberta east to Quebec and the Atlantic provinces.