LEO Network - Search Resultshttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net2024-03-29T00:30:53Zhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/Images/logo.pnguuid:72E9A524-7215-454E-8229-E1CCD7D3797DA whale the size of an airplane was harvested by hunters in the Chukotka2023-11-23T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T00:30:53ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Lorino, Chukotskiy Avtonomnyy Okrug, Russia</h3><p>November 23, 2023</p><p>The Lorino community caught the first bowhead whale in five years.To pull the giant over 17 meters long ashore, all the heavy equipment of the village was needed. According to hunters, this is the third “greenlander” caught in the entire history of the community.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/93E992ED-4435-4EBD-9DE8-9C9F285D0805'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/72E9A524-7215-454E-8229-E1CCD7D3797D'>Read more...</a></p></div>65.50331 -171.70396uuid:EC3FAB7C-19C7-48B5-B06E-9707D7D2F81FCaribou arrive in the Northwest Arctic region2023-11-22T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T00:30:53ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Kotzebue, Alaska, United States</h3><p>November 22, 2023</p><p>The Western Arctic Caribou Herd has been declining for years, and the migration patterns of the animals have been changing. In several locations in Northwest Alaska, caribou have been arriving later and later in the season. Friday last week, people in Kotzebue finally started seeing caribou — hundreds of them ― crossing the Kotzebue Sound north of town, coming from the Noatak riverside. Ice conditions are one of the reasons for the caribou’s late migration, said Thomas Baker, chair of the Northwest Arctic Subsistence Regional Advisory Council.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/AFFDEF40-29F2-4096-9110-F3EBE9C0B32D'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/EC3FAB7C-19C7-48B5-B06E-9707D7D2F81F'>Read more...</a></p></div>66.89846 -162.59809uuid:EB289216-8B35-4059-8154-F5867F1E4046Absence of Tomcods2023-10-31T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T00:30:53ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Kivalina, Alaska, United States</h3><p>October 31, 2023</p><p>Erratic temperatures led to the absence of tomcods, severely affecting local fishing.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/E75704C6-70A8-4C45-9FAE-4D9B873D8D7A'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/EB289216-8B35-4059-8154-F5867F1E4046'>Read more...</a></p></div>67.7573944444444 -164.615158333333uuid:23116047-81B1-4EEE-B696-77866015FD94Hunters report record harvest for Central Southeast moose hunt2023-10-26T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T00:30:53ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Kupreanof, Alaska, United States</h3><p>October 26, 2023</p><p>Hunters in Central Southeast Alaska have reported a record harvest of 141 bulls during the month-long moose hunt, surpassing the previous record of 132 bulls set in 2021, with the majority of the harvest occurring on Kupreanof Island. A couple decades ago, there were very few of them in the region — and the hunt was almost entirely relegated to the mainland. But over the years, he said he’s seen more moose cropping up on remote islands.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/2D175E31-A620-4044-A4C6-42A148731F8D'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/23116047-81B1-4EEE-B696-77866015FD94'>Read more...</a></p></div>56.81444 -132.98056uuid:7D126655-0213-439A-96FD-34A1A74A64BELater frosts could make new crops possible in Alaska, but climate change brings challenges, too2023-10-25T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T00:30:53ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Fairbanks, Alaska, United States</h3><p>October 25, 2023</p><p>Shifting seasons and hotter temperatures could allow Alaska farmers to grow more abundant and diverse produce. But climate change can also bring drought, pests and permafrost thaw. Human-caused climate change is bringing longer and warmer growing seasons, but also pests and unstable weather.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/4218D92A-7749-4EAB-874C-880804F350E5'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/7D126655-0213-439A-96FD-34A1A74A64BE'>Read more...</a></p></div>64.83778 -147.71639uuid:8593D1B7-E6A6-47F0-B927-4829333C5B8FIce that survived Arctic summer hits low, with implications for traditional harvesting and shipping 2023-10-18T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T00:30:53ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada</h3><p>October 18, 2023</p><p>David Kuptana, an elder and full-time harvester said ice should be forming around his home on Victoria Island this time of year — but instead, temperatures have been hovering around zero and it's been raining. </p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/0D6F0E29-CB62-4B26-83D5-09A0EA2CFC4E'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/8593D1B7-E6A6-47F0-B927-4829333C5B8F'>Read more...</a></p></div>70.7366666666667 -117.771944444444uuid:70ECFCBB-B602-4C3A-9DA8-86372AA82D54Red or Black Currants?2023-08-24T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T00:30:53ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Anchorage, Alaska, United States</h3><p>August 24, 2023</p><p>Red and Black Currants are present on the property and the moose seem to be picky about what berry they like to consume. </p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/1BE4E50F-549A-4BEB-9FC4-87C72D8C08DF'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/70ECFCBB-B602-4C3A-9DA8-86372AA82D54'>Read more...</a></p></div>61.21806 -149.90028uuid:708AE7D2-0860-4D9D-B70B-E38974BBEE13Something is eating salmonberry leaves 2023-08-18T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T00:30:53ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Seldovia, Alaska, United States</h3><p>August 18, 2023</p><p>"This season we have observed many salmonberry bushes that appear to be defoliated. It seems something is eating the leaves. We have also noticed the berries look sickly."</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/69224EA8-93BB-4079-8FAB-9C94576A2AF7'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/708AE7D2-0860-4D9D-B70B-E38974BBEE13'>Read more...</a></p></div>59.4436351714414 -151.697416305542uuid:7F054758-8123-434C-9B2A-3218E27B8BE3Insect on cloud berries2023-08-01T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T00:30:53ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Trapper Creek, Alaska, United States</h3><p>August 1, 2023</p><p>Is the abundance of insects unusual? Updates from around the state with picking and weather impacts.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/0AB7937B-9D73-45D6-9088-979ACB670017'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/7F054758-8123-434C-9B2A-3218E27B8BE3'>Read more...</a></p></div>62.424293930178 -150.711586972572uuid:B3264F29-3724-495A-9A84-395A04C203BEFinland's bilberry harvests mediocre at best, nature institute forecasts2023-07-19T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T00:30:53ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Lappeenranta, South Karelia, Finland</h3><p>July 19, 2023</p><p>Frost exposure and poor pollination are behind expectations for a less than ideal season, according to research institute Luke. Bilberry patches at particular risk are in the regions of South Karelia, Kainuu, Keminmaa, Ylitornio, as well as certain areas of Central and South Ostrobothnia.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/2865CD09-AEBC-4217-A8D3-F5589BF72BB1'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/B3264F29-3724-495A-9A84-395A04C203BE'>Read more...</a></p></div>61.05871 28.18871uuid:EC06A540-EE7D-4538-8A39-83D0898D8192Cold, wet weather delays lucrative peony harvest in Southcentral Alaska2023-07-13T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T00:30:53ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Willow, Alaska, United States</h3><p>July 13, 2023</p><p>Alaska is one of the only places in the world where peony flowers grow in the summer months. But the unusually cold, wet weather this year is delaying the blooms by weeks.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/01E2A82B-74A8-4471-8838-57A424E1DA35'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/EC06A540-EE7D-4538-8A39-83D0898D8192'>Read more...</a></p></div>61.74722 -150.0375uuid:E16EB2C3-66B5-4F63-873D-976400E39351With thousands of sockeyes passing Bethel each day, dipnets are catching on2023-07-05T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T00:30:53ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Bethel, Alaska, United States</h3><p>July 5, 2023</p><p>Amid severely restricted fishing on the Kuskokwim River, one bright spot has been abundant sockeye salmon runs at 30,000 fish daily near Bethel.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/D5848E7A-F953-4259-8CD8-8F72D9231886'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/E16EB2C3-66B5-4F63-873D-976400E39351'>Read more...</a></p></div>60.79222 -161.75583uuid:DDF1A785-8EB8-4EDA-90AC-832BF6D35EFFCaught 4000 pink salmon in one net throw: "That's an indescribable amount of fish"2023-07-05T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T00:30:53ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Vestre Jakobselv, Norway</h3><p>July 5, 2023</p><p>Several thousand pink salmon were caught in one net in connection with the extraction of the blacklisted fish. Too many Pink Salmon in the oceans and rivers threaten other species of salmon in Norway. </p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/E81BD199-A33F-42BC-B57E-FE528108C599'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/DDF1A785-8EB8-4EDA-90AC-832BF6D35EFF'>Read more...</a></p></div>70.1602599215558 29.0915635370575uuid:B5B5D018-49E5-47A8-A561-3060D8CA974DCrab pots 'absolutely stuffed' as Bering Sea Dungeness fishery breaks records2023-06-26T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T00:30:53ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Nome, Alaska, United States</h3><p>June 26, 2023</p><p>While many Bering Sea crab populations find themselves in freefall, Dungeness crab is breaking records in regions that used to hardly see them.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/6D5E0252-6F8D-43F3-846B-C47CCAB4C081'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/B5B5D018-49E5-47A8-A561-3060D8CA974D'>Read more...</a></p></div>64.50111 -165.40639uuid:8549DAE1-003D-4E1A-9A18-6883C8F06424State wildlife officials trying to revive Southwest Alaska caribou killed almost 100 brown bears in less than a month2023-06-11T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T00:30:53ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Dillingham, Alaska, United States</h3><p>June 11, 2023</p><p> A total of 94 brown bears, five black bears and five wolves were killed in the program that began May 10 and ended June 4, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game said this week. That’s more than four times the number biologists predicted would be taken. State biologists also say disease and changing food supplies might be a bigger factor overall. </p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/2B56376A-F099-4914-B689-79CD166C117B'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/8549DAE1-003D-4E1A-9A18-6883C8F06424'>Read more...</a></p></div>59.03972 -158.4575uuid:3620521B-F92D-4956-94F7-DE84F12351B0Fisheries managers announce Yukon River closures2023-05-26T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T00:30:53ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3></h3><p>May 26, 2023</p><p>King and summer chum runs are forecasted to be poor, with little to no harvestable surplus available.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/F344882F-E8D0-495F-80F8-BEE2F99166B3'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/3620521B-F92D-4956-94F7-DE84F12351B0'>Read more...</a></p></div>uuid:3F0FA4F6-6FEE-48BB-AF1C-72B68C19840EHaddock is overfished off New England, regulators say, as they cut quotas2023-05-16T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T00:30:53ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States</h3><p>May 16, 2023</p><p>However, numerous fishermen say the assessment of a decline in the stock doesn't match what they're seeing on the water, where haddock appear to them to be plentiful.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/2622A4FE-C3DB-4C06-BD89-11CC77B326D7'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/3F0FA4F6-6FEE-48BB-AF1C-72B68C19840E'>Read more...</a></p></div>43.0658779962621 -70.7437344255119uuid:85362092-EDA8-457F-B750-2D2924210F06'We will have to adapt': Record high temperatures in Nunavik pose threat to Inuit way of life 2023-04-27T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T00:30:53ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Nunavut, Canada</h3><p>April 27, 2023</p><p>Kuujjuaq, Quebec experienced record-breaking temperatures this week. Locals say hunting practices and the ability to travel on the land are being significantly reduced by the thaw.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/D24B6227-D83E-45BC-A3EB-7ED7B0BAB0F2'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/85362092-EDA8-457F-B750-2D2924210F06'>Read more...</a></p></div>65.0376110787853 -92.5461301044499uuid:A82329F8-1FEF-408C-883A-8603B5EDA98EPersistent drought 2023-03-21T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T00:30:53ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan</h3><p>March 21, 2023</p><p>"In our country Afghanistan I have observed that the level of water is decreasing day by day."</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/2268B4CB-8E7D-4D87-B99C-58F46E42AEF8'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/A82329F8-1FEF-408C-883A-8603B5EDA98E'>Read more...</a></p></div>34.5341952 69.1175424uuid:5C94FBD3-CDAC-4B55-9BB5-71CFCE56FC51Capilano River sewage leak threatens salmon runs2023-03-13T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T00:30:53ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada</h3><p>March 13, 2023</p><p>As engineers and government officials try to locate the source of a sewage leak into the Capilano River, the Squamish Nation and a group of volunteers who monitor waterways on the North Shore say they are worried about the effect on young salmon in the river.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/4D8DF2D7-55EC-450C-8DCF-362D78E4E54F'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/5C94FBD3-CDAC-4B55-9BB5-71CFCE56FC51'>Read more...</a></p></div>49.24966 -123.11934