LEO Network - Search Resultshttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net2024-03-29T07:55:57Zhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/Images/logo.pnguuid:72E9A524-7215-454E-8229-E1CCD7D3797DA whale the size of an airplane was harvested by hunters in the Chukotka2023-11-23T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T07:55:57ZLEO 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:DF176F97-2225-43A7-AFBE-10212713FB90How Alaska wildlife officials saved a humpback whale found 'hogtied' to a 300-pound crab pot2023-11-06T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T07:55:57ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Gustavus, Alaska, United States</h3><p>November 6, 2023</p><p>Alaska wildlife officials collaborated with whale experts to successfully rescue a humpback whale that was entangled in crabbing gear off the coast of Gustavus, Alaska, preventing it from dying.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/53783886-71AC-4026-B1DF-9C711A1F329A'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/DF176F97-2225-43A7-AFBE-10212713FB90'>Read more...</a></p></div>58.41333 -135.73694uuid:0F6C70A0-0A15-4B4E-BAC2-8959D75BB586Humpback found dead near Kodiak gets Alaska's first 2023 whale necropsy2023-10-02T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T07:55:57ZLEO 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:8EB0DC7A-B937-4CEC-90B5-98C2CBE1DDA3Avian influenza death of Alaska polar bear is a global first and a sign of the virus' persistence 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T07:55:57ZLEO 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:AC97939C-C900-43D5-BC4F-99E20CA3406DLocal Animal Rescue Group Sees Influx of Sea Lions Suffering From Potentially Fatal Bacteria Infection2023-09-14T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T07:55:57ZLEO 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 2023-09-13T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T07:55:57ZLEO 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 beach2023-09-05T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T07:55:57ZLEO 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:BA536D0F-5D11-46E5-8026-0B3F12CC4C20Harbor seal with patchy fur2022-11-05T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T07:55:57ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Port Heiden, Alaska, United States</h3><p>November 5, 2022</p><p>Harbor seal looking sick with patches of fur missing. </p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/4009FBC1-F356-4923-9D29-B3F6F0F0CE8B'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/BA536D0F-5D11-46E5-8026-0B3F12CC4C20'>Read more...</a></p></div>57.1328857351 -158.526166919334uuid:E30F46A3-B3E4-45C8-82CA-40A435AECE62New peril for gray whale survival? Predatory orcas spotted in Baja calving lagoon2022-10-21T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T07:55:57ZLEO 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:74480D3A-F38C-458A-9ED6-BB5E831506B8Sea otter lunch for bald eagle2022-10-04T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T07:55:57ZLEO 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 otter2022-10-02T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T07:55:57ZLEO 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:50F97A6E-6847-48BE-AD30-1BEF84C30FBCUnregulated ships cruise over speed agreements 2022-09-22T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T07:55:57ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada</h3><p>September 22, 2022</p><p>“Our shipping monitors clocked another cruise ship going at excessive speed near Pond Inlet,” posted Baffinland Iron Mines on their Twitter account Sept. 22. While the maximum speed was agreed at nine knots in some passages used by the cruise ships, one ship in particular, The Hanseatic from Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, was clocked at almost 16 knots, nearly twice the velocity. It’s the second time this month the cruise line has been clocked in excess of the speed limit agreement.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/54458417-37AE-49FC-A2D5-42B87AB577EF'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/50F97A6E-6847-48BE-AD30-1BEF84C30FBC'>Read more...</a></p></div>63.74944 -68.521857uuid:A2A10612-09D2-462C-990C-6721413DD379Akureyri bottlenose whale found dead2022-09-05T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T07:55:57ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Akureyri, Northeast, Iceland</h3><p>September 5, 2022</p><p>The death of one of the bottlenose whales that have been entertaining residents and visitors in Akureyri was confirmed this weekend.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/D27900AF-41FF-413E-A689-F7C71010EDE8'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/A2A10612-09D2-462C-990C-6721413DD379'>Read more...</a></p></div>65.68353 -18.0878uuid:B801228A-EA52-4CAB-9114-90477BF8B794Polar bear with cub visits Diomede School2021-11-05T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T07:55:57ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Diomede, Alaska, United States</h3><p>November 5, 2021</p><p>John Ahkvaluk , 56, a polar bear guard revealed that this is not a good sign for the village. It’s the first time in several years that bears come at this time of the year. “It’s a warning that they got no food out there and they came looking for it here,” he said.
After the incident, Luchie Manlangit, the school principal, and I invited John Ahkvaluk to talk to the kids and to share some protocols if polar bear will come around again.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/649FEA59-1272-44E8-819C-3B1DEE1C1FF2'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/B801228A-EA52-4CAB-9114-90477BF8B794'>Read more...</a></p></div>65.7581 -168.952uuid:5C01B3D0-5C9C-4578-AC39-ECA1433E59E2Here winter has become two months shorter2021-11-04T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T07:55:57ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Bodø, Nordland, Norway</h3><p>November 4, 2021</p><p>Winter will never be the way it was, according to scientists. Towards the end of the century, the Norwegian Meteorological Institute predicts that the winter weather will gradually disappear from Oslo.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/ADCF2517-1D6E-4D2E-94AF-3EE428047334'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/5C01B3D0-5C9C-4578-AC39-ECA1433E59E2'>Read more...</a></p></div>67.2964369210048 14.3865966796875uuid:D1A06515-D577-486F-B836-27C538B42E1FRare clash between two distinct kinds of orcas in the Salish Sea — and the endangered fish-eaters won2021-10-12T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T07:55:57ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Point Roberts, Washington, United States</h3><p>October 12, 2021</p><p>Two distinct species of orcas feed and socialize in the waters of Puget Sound: fish-eating endangered southern resident killer whales and transient, or Bigg’s, killer whales, which feed on marine mammals and are more common. They seldom mix.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/8EBBFD92-299C-41A4-BC87-439DA8BAD111'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/D1A06515-D577-486F-B836-27C538B42E1F'>Read more...</a></p></div>48.9366666666667 -123.061111111111uuid:F2A645AD-75A5-4FDF-BE9D-377C94533BB8Rare beluga whale sighting in Puget Sound stirs excitement — and concern2021-10-04T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T07:55:57ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Seattle, Washington, United States</h3><p>October 4, 2021</p><p>It would be an obscure sighting of the species. The closest beluga population, which lives at least 1,400 miles away in Alaska’s Cook Inlet, is endangered and covered under the Marine Mammal Protection Act.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/EE812600-5DC2-467B-8E75-09D39323ED89'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/F2A645AD-75A5-4FDF-BE9D-377C94533BB8'>Read more...</a></p></div>47.603 -122.373uuid:B74028E4-05B3-4A30-BA8D-BA24190DB121Where's Wally? The wandering celebrity walrus is spotted in Iceland 2021-09-22T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T07:55:57ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Reykjavík, Capital Region, Iceland</h3><p>September 22, 2021</p><p>Wally, the walrus who has found fame during his travels round Europe, has been spotted in Iceland more than 900 kilometers from his last known location, He was previously seen 22 days ago in West Cork, Ireland, sparking concerns for his safety.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/7D452162-8E47-42BC-97A6-711FD917B46A'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/B74028E4-05B3-4A30-BA8D-BA24190DB121'>Read more...</a></p></div>64.13548 -21.89541uuid:C4B0B89F-6DE5-425E-AA95-A6ED18C4A892Trichinella advisory issued for Coral Harbour 2021-09-15T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T07:55:57ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Coral Harbour, Nunavut, Canada</h3><p>September 15, 2021</p><p>Nunavut's Department of Health is warning Coral Harbour residents that trichinella has been detected in a walrus that was harvested on Aug. 21.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/223F1249-7C04-4073-9513-76491C8AF4AC'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/C4B0B89F-6DE5-425E-AA95-A6ED18C4A892'>Read more...</a></p></div>64.136455 -83.164205uuid:17C24FF8-57F8-4D58-9977-F7F8C8E71027In August, scientists saw rare right whales twice in Alaska waters2021-09-13T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T07:55:57ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Barnabas Trough</h3><p>September 13, 2021</p><p>Biologist Jessica Crance witnessed both sightings personally, and is among a handful of living people who have seen one of this population of right whales up close since the species was devastated by commercial whaling.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/C2678F34-25EC-421F-AF00-9EFD59A45F5A'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/17C24FF8-57F8-4D58-9977-F7F8C8E71027'>Read more...</a></p></div>56.9709323943722 -152.834217824635