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Fin whale nearly 50 feet long washes ashore on Anchorage tidal flats

Orcas spotted in Penn Cove for the first time in over five decades

New kind of plant on the beach

Dead Sea Otters

Orcas challenge the Bering Sea’s black cod industry

Another whale swims close to Reynisfjara

Employee killed by polar bears at remote worksite off Baffin Island, company says

The first case of a walrus dying of bird flu registered on Svalbard

Extremely rare beaked whale washes ashore in Otago

Sea Gull Numbers are Extremely Low

Narwhals deemed ‘not at risk’ by wildlife committee

Close encounters with curious Juneau killer whale a reminder of city's wild nature

For one Utqiaġvik family, spring bowhead whaling marks an important milestone

NOAA responds to entangled whale in Unalaska's Iliuliuk Bay

The Hope Dog Sled Race Attracts a Polar Bear to Uelen

Cuvier’s beaked whale found dead on Kodiak Island

No other polar bears in Kuujjuaq after Tuesday’s incident, police say

DOC warning after mass stranding deaths

Orcas are flocking to Southern California waters. One bloody, awe-inspiring spectacle shows why

Rare fin whale found dead near Kodiak

52-foot-long dead fin whale washes up on San Diego beach; cause of death unclear

52-foot-long dead fin whale washes up on San Diego beach; cause of death unclear

Mass deaths of elephant seals recorded as bird flu sweeps across the Antarctic

A whale the size of an airplane was harvested by hunters in the Chukotka

How Alaska wildlife officials saved a humpback whale found 'hogtied' to a 300-pound crab pot

Humpback found dead near Kodiak gets Alaska's first 2023 whale necropsy

Avian influenza death of Alaska polar bear is a global first and a sign of the virus' persistence

Local Animal Rescue Group Sees Influx of Sea Lions Suffering From Potentially Fatal Bacteria Infection

H5 avian influenza detected for the first time in elephant seals

‘Unusual’ number of dead sea lions show up on Sonoma County beach

Dead humpback whale calf washes up near Juneau, may have been struck by vessel

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Found in Seals on Marrowstone Island in Puget Sound

Mystery mass death of seals on remote, uninhabited Siberian island under investigation

Beluga Whale Spotted in The Yukon River Near Tanana

NOAA seeks public’s help on Steller sea lion killings in Copper River Delta

Baby walrus, rescued from Arctic tundra, receives 24-hour cuddle care at Alaska SeaLife Center

Dead beluga whales and walruses washed ashore in the estuary near the capital of Chukotka

Walrus Follows Man to Work in Iceland

Beluga whale Hvaldimir visiting Helgeroa

'There's something down there': British sailor's boat attacked by apex predator

Stray dogs drove a polar bear away from Whalen

First birds, now mammals: how H5N1 is killing thousands of sea lions in Peru

Community heartbroken after attempts to save stranded whales prove in vain

Alaska SeaLife Center admits first fur seal patient in 6 years

Whale washed ashore in Kauai dies with fishing nets and plastic bags in stomach

Polar bear fatally mauls woman and boy in Northwest Alaska village

Record-breaking numbers of whales were spotted off Victoria’s coast in 2022

Orca stranding on Florida beach is first on record in U.S. Southeast

Highly endangered Saimaa ringed seal pup found dead in fishing net

Minke whale pod sighted

Thousands of Endangered Seals Wash Up Dead on Russia's Caspian Shore

Harbor seal with patchy fur

New peril for gray whale survival? Predatory orcas spotted in Baja calving lagoon

Sea otter lunch for bald eagle

Dead sea otter

Unregulated ships cruise over speed agreements

Akureyri bottlenose whale found dead

Polar bear shot dead after attacking tourist on Svalbard

Dolphin Species Never Before Seen in Iceland Beaches in Northwest

A polar bear in Russia is rescued after getting its tongue stuck in a milk can

Belugas spotted swimming in Lake Aleknagik

Visiting walrus causes stir in southern Finland town

High number of seal deaths linked to bird flu, feds say

Fears of bird flu in colony on Hornøya in Finnmark with critically endangered seabird

Beluga whales swam up the Kuskokwim River to Bethel and scientists want samples of them

With less sea ice, expect seal pups near shore

Strange fish caught in Togiak Bay area

Dead whale by King Cove

'We have NEVER documented this before': Tofino tourism operator witnesses killer whales attacking humpback

The polar bear was driven away from the village in the Chukotka district

A polar bear attacked a resident of the Chukchi village of Neshkan near the carcass of a whale

Whale’s body spotted near Tenakee Inlet

Bowhead pod visits Savoonga with ice conditions unsuitable for hunting

Polar bear with cub visits Diomede School

Here winter has become two months shorter

Rare clash between two distinct kinds of orcas in the Salish Sea — and the endangered fish-eaters won

Rare beluga whale sighting in Puget Sound stirs excitement — and concern

Where's Wally? The wandering celebrity walrus is spotted in Iceland

Trichinella advisory issued for Coral Harbour

In August, scientists saw rare right whales twice in Alaska waters