LEO Network - Search Resultshttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net2024-03-29T11:28:39Zhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/Images/logo.pnguuid:72E9A524-7215-454E-8229-E1CCD7D3797DA whale the size of an airplane was harvested by hunters in the Chukotka2023-11-23T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T11:28:39ZLEO 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 region2023-11-22T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T11:28:39ZLEO 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 Tomcods2023-10-31T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T11:28:39ZLEO 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 hunt2023-10-26T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T11:28:39ZLEO 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, too2023-10-25T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T11:28:39ZLEO 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:090F93B2-FB98-47F9-8CB8-BE5546B95B20Avian flu detected on poultry farm in Chilliwack, B.C. 2023-10-23T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T11:28:39ZLEO 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 CDC2023-10-23T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T11:28:39ZLEO 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 Porsanger2023-10-21T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T11:28:39ZLEO 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:63E48C1B-67F6-42AC-9C0B-C64A414E0B12Scientists observe chum salmon spawning in North Slope rivers2023-10-10T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T11:28:39ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Colville River, Alaska, United States</h3><p>October 10, 2023</p><p>Scientists from the University of Alaska Fairbanks have observed an increase in chum salmon spawning in North Slope rivers, potentially indicating a shift in their population and a signal of climate change. Elizabeth Lindley, a Ph.D. student working on the project, says that while evidence of spawning in a new region may be a positive for salmon, the impact on important subsistence resources including Arctic char and Dolly Varden is uncertain.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/C3F9F054-BEFC-4812-BC75-6EDB99E73FEB'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/63E48C1B-67F6-42AC-9C0B-C64A414E0B12'>Read more...</a></p></div>70.3926061360023 -150.95334105365uuid:3C057594-70FC-4CDB-AAC6-6CE06CEE24A6Tribe catches coho salmon on free-flowing Elwha River, a first since dam removals2023-10-10T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T11:28:39ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Elwha River, Washington, United States</h3><p>October 10, 2023</p><p>The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe catches coho salmon on the free-flowing Elwha River for the first time in over a century since the removal of dams, marking a historic moment for the tribe and the river's recovery.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/EEAAA018-E287-4FB7-A424-861648B2F9DC'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/3C057594-70FC-4CDB-AAC6-6CE06CEE24A6'>Read more...</a></p></div>48.1660854190125 -123.508897089325uuid:CED68002-39D3-409D-9153-39B849FD4FF8Thousands of Utah turkeys die after being infected with avian flu in Sanpete County2023-10-09T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T11:28:39ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Salt Lake City, Utah, United States</h3><p>October 9, 2023</p><p>Thousands of turkeys in Sanpete County, Utah, have died from highly pathogenic avian influenza, leading to the quarantine and depopulation of the affected farm, with concerns about the potential impact on turkey sales during the upcoming holiday season.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/7456C8BC-E379-4028-8217-81D98DDC070A'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/CED68002-39D3-409D-9153-39B849FD4FF8'>Read more...</a></p></div>40.76078 -111.89105uuid:959B6C8E-86E7-4F99-A6D8-157537795057Cambodia records 2nd death from H5N1 bird flu so far this year2023-10-09T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T11:28:39ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Cambodia</h3><p>October 9, 2023</p><p>A 50-year-old man in Cambodia has died from H5N1 bird flu, marking the second death from the virus in the country this year. Prior to his death about 50 chickens had died and were shared with neighbors to eat. </p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/B26A9EF6-FC86-4597-8AA1-4EC16BDBA203'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/959B6C8E-86E7-4F99-A6D8-157537795057'>Read more...</a></p></div>12.4576331842438 104.923981338048uuid:8EB0DC7A-B937-4CEC-90B5-98C2CBE1DDA3Avian influenza death of Alaska polar bear is a global first and a sign of the virus' persistence 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T11:28:39ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Utqiaġvik, Alaska, United States</h3><p>October 1, 2023</p><p>The highly pathogenic influenza that just claimed its first known polar bear victim continues to circulate in the world’s wild populations.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/F0356EF0-3040-4DB1-B22F-1E7E25371AE1'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/8EB0DC7A-B937-4CEC-90B5-98C2CBE1DDA3'>Read more...</a></p></div>71.29058 -156.78872uuid:83D810D7-1BF4-4B6F-9BAF-7EDED68BB60DLack of rainfall cause for up to three weeks of delay for salmon spawning this season2022-11-17T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T11:28:39ZLEO 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:E60AC075-D9A8-47F6-B77B-8A614235A3B8Third Detection of CWD Confirmed in North Carolina Deer Herd2022-10-20T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T11:28:39ZLEO 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:0131ECA6-CCD5-403D-B05D-68CBFCEC842EAfter September storm, Newtok residents are desperate to relocate2022-10-07T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T11:28:39ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Newtok, Alaska, United States</h3><p>October 7, 2022</p><p>Melting permafrost and severe erosion have plagued the community for decades. The most recent storm brought waves so fierce, the water claimed roughly half of the 80 or so remaining feet of land that stands between the back end of the school and the edge of the Ningliq river.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/C468D976-6622-4951-8374-80B5F3F4808E'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/0131ECA6-CCD5-403D-B05D-68CBFCEC842E'>Read more...</a></p></div>60.94108 -164.64111uuid:03E4A7C6-C443-4A4E-BB48-1CEDE2FA4337Saxitoxin detected in regional clam2022-10-06T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T11:28:39ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Savoonga, Alaska, United States</h3><p>October 6, 2022</p><p>By Diana Haecker</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/B40EA052-221D-4E2B-B96E-D50EF4897782'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/03E4A7C6-C443-4A4E-BB48-1CEDE2FA4337'>Read more...</a></p></div>63.69417 -170.47889uuid:A0461D70-80C4-40C8-A2E7-79DFDB83D76CSalmon struggle to spawn amid record-setting drought2022-10-01T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T11:28:39ZLEO 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 Island2022-09-30T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T11:28:39ZLEO 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:B4FE9045-60AE-461F-923F-535190FFF6E1‘Some of them just disappeared’: Essential pieces of life in Nome were lost in the storm2022-09-22T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T11:28:39ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Nome, Alaska, United States</h3><p>September 22, 2022</p><p>Nome's landscape is physically altered, with raw material scattered wildly, the coastline reconfigured, and camps that anchored generations of subsistence either flattened or gone.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/35E99700-83C8-496B-90C3-773FC4F09502'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/B4FE9045-60AE-461F-923F-535190FFF6E1'>Read more...</a></p></div>64.50111 -165.40639