LEO Network - Search Resultshttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net2024-03-28T16:36:56Zhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/Images/logo.pnguuid:22D9076B-16F1-46E4-9797-7B8AF3215C66Stanley declared a temporary control zone as first case of avian flu confirmed2023-11-03T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T16:36:56ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Stanley, Falkland Islands</h3><p>November 3, 2023</p><p>Stanley, Falkland Islands, establishes a temporary control zone following the confirmation of its first avian flu case.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/29587CA6-CCAD-4BDD-9B37-709629502BBB'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/22D9076B-16F1-46E4-9797-7B8AF3215C66'>Read more...</a></p></div>-51.7 -57.85uuid:090F93B2-FB98-47F9-8CB8-BE5546B95B20Avian flu detected on poultry farm in Chilliwack, B.C. 2023-10-23T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T16:36:56ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada</h3><p>October 23, 2023</p><p>The H5N1 strain of avian flu has been detected on a poultry farm in Chilliwack, British Columbia, marking the first confirmed case in the province this fall and prompting increased precautions among poultry farmers.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/CC1B4FE0-FBA3-49FA-9C15-16397D5823B0'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/090F93B2-FB98-47F9-8CB8-BE5546B95B20'>Read more...</a></p></div>49.16638 -121.95257uuid:4FB3E4CD-D380-4446-A7DE-3B0BBF8FCEF9Highly pathogenic avian influenza confirmed in Pocahontas and Guthrie counties: No public health concern, says CDC2023-10-23T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T16:36:56ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Iowa, United States</h3><p>October 23, 2023</p><p>Two cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) have been confirmed in Pocahontas and Guthrie counties in Iowa, but the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states that there is no public health concern.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/F7ED2DD6-EAE0-416E-A42C-CAC9A26C085D'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/4FB3E4CD-D380-4446-A7DE-3B0BBF8FCEF9'>Read more...</a></p></div>42.0869507820775 -93.4967816941637uuid:C0BBBFE2-07B2-47E3-8EA2-44BB83741A3DSeveral hundred reindeer drowned in Porsanger2023-10-21T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T16:36:56ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Skáiddejávri in Porsanger, Norway</h3><p>October 21, 2023</p><p>Several hundred reindeer drowned in Porsanger during their migration from summer to winter pastures, causing significant loss for the district and prompting the local government to offer crisis support to affected reindeer owners.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/6EBECFAC-AF6C-49D0-AF56-C8E91D44C6B8'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/C0BBBFE2-07B2-47E3-8EA2-44BB83741A3D'>Read more...</a></p></div>70.2710448498387 24.6475362862106uuid:54B72E49-18BD-4989-A0A4-6C4C01E3ED3BOutbreak of avian flu on Hopen 2023-10-13T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T16:36:56ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Svalbard, Svalbard and Jan Mayen</h3><p>October 13, 2023</p><p>There have been similar, even larger outbreaks of avian flue in seabird colonies in north Norway. In some cases, the losses were dramatic and major fractions of the colonies were wiped out. In Spitsbergen, avian flu was found for the first time in 2002, but the recent outbreak on Hopen is the largest one so far.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/31EEEFC1-C964-4E43-AA20-6A151842EA8B'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/54B72E49-18BD-4989-A0A4-6C4C01E3ED3B'>Read more...</a></p></div>78.2231558 15.6463656uuid:7B7E6778-6E03-4043-A0BD-B19F2ED3136EAlaska cancels snow crab harvest again due to population concerns2023-10-06T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T16:36:56ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Kodiak, Alaska, United States</h3><p>October 6, 2023</p><p>The snow crab harvest in Alaska has been canceled for the second year in a row due to concerns about population sustainability, but red king crab and Tanner crab will be available for commercial fishermen this season. Last year was the first time in history the U.S. snow crab fishery was closed. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game said the harvests were closed over concerns about long-term conservation and the sustainability of crab stocks.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/7F37528E-8DD5-4FFD-942D-7EC0B3E94CE0'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/7B7E6778-6E03-4043-A0BD-B19F2ED3136E'>Read more...</a></p></div>57.79 -152.40722uuid:0F6C70A0-0A15-4B4E-BAC2-8959D75BB586Humpback found dead near Kodiak gets Alaska's first 2023 whale necropsy2023-10-02T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T16:36:56ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Kodiak, Alaska, United States</h3><p>October 2, 2023</p><p>A humpback whale found dead near Kodiak Island in Alaska undergoes the state's first whale necropsy of 2023 in an effort to determine the cause of death and understand the shrinking humpback population in the area, with initial findings suggesting the whale may have been struck by a boat.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/0FE15995-1162-4565-B0C4-F4F8798FDA52'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/0F6C70A0-0A15-4B4E-BAC2-8959D75BB586'>Read more...</a></p></div>57.79 -152.40722uuid:A0F1C37A-BB25-4267-9C58-C97A1AA06488Nearly a Million Dead Fish Wash Up on Louisiana Coast, Commercial Fishing Boats to Blame2023-09-21T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T16:36:56ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Abbeville, Louisiana, United States</h3><p>September 21, 2023</p><p>Nearly a million dead fish, including redfish and menhaden, washed ashore in southwest Louisiana due to commercial fishing boats dumping an estimated 850,000 fish from their overfilled nets, sparking calls for stricter limits on the state's commercial menhaden fishery.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/631D1E3F-89CB-4A30-B0C2-6F6D1273BAEB'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/A0F1C37A-BB25-4267-9C58-C97A1AA06488'>Read more...</a></p></div>29.6804172118167 -92.2192771991101uuid:AC97939C-C900-43D5-BC4F-99E20CA3406DLocal Animal Rescue Group Sees Influx of Sea Lions Suffering From Potentially Fatal Bacteria Infection2023-09-14T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T16:36:56ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Northern California, United States</h3><p>September 14, 2023</p><p>A local animal rescue in Northern California warns of a surge in sea lions with a potentially fatal bacterial infection, leptospirosis, and advises dog owners to keep pets away.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/E4DA9F3C-3311-4CB9-BF9A-D97DA83299C6'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/AC97939C-C900-43D5-BC4F-99E20CA3406D'>Read more...</a></p></div>39.7704155591946 -124.018993377686uuid:529625DC-1D5D-46BD-9C5D-60DAA87410C9H5 avian influenza detected for the first time in elephant seals 2023-09-13T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T16:36:56ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut Province, Argentina</h3><p>September 13, 2023</p><p>NewsDesk @bactiman63 The National Agri-Food Health and Quality Service (Senasa) confirmed new cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5 detected in marine mammals in Comodoro Rivadavia, Rada Tilly and Punta Tombo, Chubut. The agency’s National Laboratory diagnosed new samples positive for the disease, which were taken from sea lions and elephant seals found dead in the aforementioned places. Based on notification, […]</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/02FB4C28-A68F-40C9-A697-D55C53A6D618'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/529625DC-1D5D-46BD-9C5D-60DAA87410C9'>Read more...</a></p></div>-45.86413 -67.49656uuid:BBC6CB8E-EDFD-4FE3-BF64-5C11752F9883‘Unusual’ number of dead sea lions show up on Sonoma County beach2023-09-05T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T16:36:56ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Bodega Bay, California, United States</h3><p>September 5, 2023</p><p>The sea lions vary in decomposition. Several had their bones exposed Monday afternoon.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/20D8BD67-BD80-4BF7-86E1-62FA9C4AB735'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/BBC6CB8E-EDFD-4FE3-BF64-5C11752F9883'>Read more...</a></p></div>38.3293132869404 -123.051555668919uuid:83D810D7-1BF4-4B6F-9BAF-7EDED68BB60DLack of rainfall cause for up to three weeks of delay for salmon spawning this season2022-11-17T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T16:36:56ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Bella Bella, British Columbia, Canada</h3><p>November 17, 2022</p><p>In early October Vancouver Island reached a drought Level 4 which impacted wildlife across the coast. After a mass salmon die off in Bella Bella, concern grew regarding drought and a delayed salmon spawning season. Currently east Vancouver Island is at a drought level of 3, which means adverse impacts are possible, while west Vancouver Island is at a drought level of 2 with less likely impacts. Dave Rolson, Tseshaht First Nation’s fisheries manager, said, “Timing is everything, really, when it comes to fish and when it comes to environmental conditions.” </p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/BD591F1A-EB06-42B2-9918-EDA4CC57B807'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/83D810D7-1BF4-4B6F-9BAF-7EDED68BB60D'>Read more...</a></p></div>52.15 -128.15uuid:E30F46A3-B3E4-45C8-82CA-40A435AECE62New peril for gray whale survival? Predatory orcas spotted in Baja calving lagoon2022-10-21T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T16:36:56ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Campo Pachico, Baja California Sur, Mexico</h3><p>October 21, 2022</p><p>One pod showed up in January and was videotaped fatally attacking two resident bottle-nosed dolphins. They may have also killed a gray whale calf, although a body was never found. Predatory orcas have breached a gray whale safe space in Baja California. Could this spell disaster for a species already struggling for survival? </p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/A1B89BCB-7CA0-4722-A8FE-07945A282FAD'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/E30F46A3-B3E4-45C8-82CA-40A435AECE62'>Read more...</a></p></div>26.87449 -113.13303uuid:DAFE99C1-E3F1-4FF4-BB0F-E85850A4BAE9Backyard flock in Wake County tests positive for HPAI 2022-10-20T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T16:36:56ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Raleigh, North Carolina, United States</h3><p>October 20, 2022</p><p>A backyard chicken flock in Wake County has tested positive for High Path Avian Influenza (HPAI). The positive sample was identified by the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Veterinary Diagnostic Lab in Raleigh.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/9704AEAE-D16C-4D23-B835-B3CF554E0915'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/DAFE99C1-E3F1-4FF4-BB0F-E85850A4BAE9'>Read more...</a></p></div>35.7721 -78.63861uuid:E60AC075-D9A8-47F6-B77B-8A614235A3B8Third Detection of CWD Confirmed in North Carolina Deer Herd2022-10-20T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T16:36:56ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Dobson, North Carolina, United States</h3><p>October 20, 2022</p><p>A third deer in North Carolina has tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). Officials with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission reported the deer was hunter-harvested in Surry County this archery season approximately 10 miles from the two previous positive detections in Yadkin County.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/85F3EF76-EDBC-4A22-9C2C-CF66567B284C'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/E60AC075-D9A8-47F6-B77B-8A614235A3B8'>Read more...</a></p></div>36.3798246693173 -80.7239532005042uuid:74480D3A-F38C-458A-9ED6-BB5E831506B8Sea otter lunch for bald eagle2022-10-04T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T16:36:56ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>McDonald Spit, Alaska, United States</h3><p>October 4, 2022</p><p>Two dead otters (one recent) on Kasitsna Bay side. We also found another one yesterday on the Kachemak side. </p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/6DADE227-D6FC-4BB5-BAD4-CB13F01A853F'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/74480D3A-F38C-458A-9ED6-BB5E831506B8'>Read more...</a></p></div>59.480966198291 -151.578532953178uuid:4D096A8B-ED34-451D-987E-53C98890B575Dead sea otter2022-10-02T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T16:36:56ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Seldovia Village, Alaska, United States</h3><p>October 2, 2022</p><p>Walked two miles of spit and did not see any others.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/2D33669A-89DB-44F4-B945-A09C49EF9114'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/4D096A8B-ED34-451D-987E-53C98890B575'>Read more...</a></p></div>59.4757149040664 -151.592196275804uuid:A0461D70-80C4-40C8-A2E7-79DFDB83D76CSalmon struggle to spawn amid record-setting drought2022-10-01T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T16:36:56ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3></h3><p>October 1, 2022</p><p>Record-setting drought conditions have left many of B.C’s streams and waterways too low for salmon to swim up to spawn. Heiltsuk First Nation leaders say hundreds of fish were found rotting in a creek in Bella Bella, B.C., usually teeming by fall with migrating pink and chum salmon.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/DAF5D891-19EE-4E16-9892-39DAE3C21A40'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/A0461D70-80C4-40C8-A2E7-79DFDB83D76C'>Read more...</a></p></div>52.4749841208832 -128.162074096617uuid:9CBC92AB-40F4-4A4C-8B1D-FFD0FE4651ABLots of dead krill washed up on Sarichef Island2022-09-30T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T16:36:56ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Shishmaref, Alaska, United States</h3><p>September 30, 2022</p><p>Die-offs of krill are in some cases associated with hypoxia (low oxygen) excess sediment suspended in the water column and changes in water temperature. There were recent reports of high levels of Alexandrium in water samples in the areas, and Norton Sound Health Corporation is performing some testing of krill samples (see below). There was also an unprecedented storm event only a week ago, unusual for the storm surge and early season.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/2FB9E808-B2E8-4D65-B317-DCFD7F879478'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/9CBC92AB-40F4-4A4C-8B1D-FFD0FE4651AB'>Read more...</a></p></div>66.2369918233895 -166.138011020897uuid:E0E91D6C-0C0D-48D4-B5D5-A023221673BDFish die off near Kotzebue2022-09-29T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T16:36:56ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Cape Blossom</h3><p>September 29, 2022</p><p>Ali Ralson was riding her 4 Wheeler towards Cape Blossom and came upon a beach full of fish. It appears that most of the fish are stickleback although there may be other species involved too. This would suggest an environmental issue that would impact multiple fish species rather than a pathogen. One potential cause could be harmful algal toxins. </p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/7A7E6C88-CD7C-425F-8F17-4057B104278A'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/E0E91D6C-0C0D-48D4-B5D5-A023221673BD'>Read more...</a></p></div>66.7051687133043 -162.498779296875