LEO Network - Search Resultshttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net2024-03-29T15:57:22Zhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/Images/logo.pnguuid:75FBF3CB-F91F-4CA3-A980-6B9939B2BD7DAn Egret on the Alaska Peninsula2023-11-21T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:57:22ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>King's Cove, Alaska, United States</h3><p>November 21, 2023</p><p>An unusual visitor showed up in King Cove in late November. Shankell Mack was able to get a picture. The great egret is rare sighting anywhere in Alaska. </p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/EC8B58F1-225B-4CFA-B2F7-7908EA851A8F'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/75FBF3CB-F91F-4CA3-A980-6B9939B2BD7D'>Read more...</a></p></div>55.0405971144809 -162.301660484643uuid:78C847CC-EB6D-4B7F-9113-9DBB54A71DF5Invasive Elodea in Piledriver Slough2023-10-26T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:57:22ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Moose Creek, Alaska, United States</h3><p>October 26, 2023</p><p>Invasive Elodea has been observed since 2020.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/E05C7A49-BCA1-4F79-9100-2A5E5870B211'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/78C847CC-EB6D-4B7F-9113-9DBB54A71DF5'>Read more...</a></p></div>64.7094953544555 -147.191582379279uuid:23116047-81B1-4EEE-B696-77866015FD94Hunters report record harvest for Central Southeast moose hunt2023-10-26T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:57:22ZLEO 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:64EB994F-630D-4D32-87E8-FD010757E3FBInvasive Elodea in 28 Mile Pit2023-10-26T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:57:22ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, United States</h3><p>October 26, 2023</p><p>Elodea found on and near Eielson Airforce Base</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/52D1164D-9ECD-4ACB-8CF9-32ABA5003A43'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/64EB994F-630D-4D32-87E8-FD010757E3FB'>Read more...</a></p></div>64.609789156617 -147.05993925768uuid:63E48C1B-67F6-42AC-9C0B-C64A414E0B12Scientists observe chum salmon spawning in North Slope rivers2023-10-10T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:57:22ZLEO 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:2BC8DC62-B2C2-42F1-82F1-1C0980BA4029Massive ocean sunfish spotted off Vancouver Island 2023-09-13T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:57:22ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Powell River, British Columbia, Canada</h3><p>September 13, 2023</p><p>Jackie Hildering was astonished by a recent photo depicting an enormous Mola mola submitted to the Marine Education Resource Society citizen science project, which is collecting data on two different species of sunfish along the Pacific Coast.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/F3822D1C-E1DC-45B4-898F-56B0467BC33D'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/2BC8DC62-B2C2-42F1-82F1-1C0980BA4029'>Read more...</a></p></div>49.6344340980606 -124.424682323816uuid:7DDADBF7-FB8C-46E0-A804-0DE4BE6079E0Arctic Fox in Galena?2022-11-02T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:57:22ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Galena, Alaska, United States</h3><p>November 2, 2022</p><p>Cell phone video was taken by one resident, and the fox appears to be an Arctic fox, which is not known in this region.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/4551B793-7FBB-49D0-AA7C-6CB71B02A497'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/7DDADBF7-FB8C-46E0-A804-0DE4BE6079E0'>Read more...</a></p></div>64.7425016863566 -156.912231445313uuid:835418C3-2945-49CF-91BC-73A9BCF63445Huge sunfish makes rare appearance in cold north Vancouver Island waters2022-10-27T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:57:22ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Cormorant Island, British Columbia, Canada</h3><p>October 27, 2022</p><p>The Mola tecta, a semi-tropical sunfish, had been misidentified until seven years ago and is rarely seen in the northern hemisphere.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/FABE8CBE-86D9-4B5F-B26C-3A4F309589C1'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/835418C3-2945-49CF-91BC-73A9BCF63445'>Read more...</a></p></div>50.5779703700418 -126.922739393871uuid:E30F46A3-B3E4-45C8-82CA-40A435AECE62New peril for gray whale survival? Predatory orcas spotted in Baja calving lagoon2022-10-21T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:57:22ZLEO 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:0281E531-AE36-4963-A525-D278520FF53BFalse long-horned beetle <em>(Stenotrachelus aeneus)</em>2022-10-05T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:57:22ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>St. Mary's, Alaska, United States</h3><p>October 5, 2022</p><p>Black insect never seen by a Yupiit of Andreafski Tribal member at his home in St. Mary's.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/72143445-8AD5-44A4-9BF3-5949375EBD8B'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/0281E531-AE36-4963-A525-D278520FF53B'>Read more...</a></p></div>62.055397692378 -163.176725863887uuid:2CFA57D2-2EE1-46C6-9DBB-A811FF6B64A5Farmed Salmon Found in Mjólká in Arnarfjörður2022-09-13T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:57:22ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3></h3><p>September 13, 2022</p><p>In a recent report from the Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority (MAST), 16 salmon caught in the Mjólká river in the Westfjords were confirmed to originate from farms. Signs indicate that the salmon originate from open sea farms by Haganes, where a hole in the pen caused part of the stock to escape in August.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/318CB32A-E567-4240-B00E-05288AE23997'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/2CFA57D2-2EE1-46C6-9DBB-A811FF6B64A5'>Read more...</a></p></div>uuid:A2A10612-09D2-462C-990C-6721413DD379Akureyri bottlenose whale found dead2022-09-05T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:57:22ZLEO 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:3BAD4EF5-E1B4-4C26-AB50-253913176B35This eagle is very, very lost2021-11-05T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:57:22ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Falmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada</h3><p>November 5, 2021</p><p>The native range of the Steller’s sea eagle is typically China, Japan and Korea and the east coast of Russia. While some have flown as far east as western Alaska, none have ever been known to appear near the Atlantic Ocean.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/3DF085A8-CA60-47C9-A3BD-DD35D3DF7501'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/3BAD4EF5-E1B4-4C26-AB50-253913176B35'>Read more...</a></p></div>44.997072 -64.163918uuid:9E60C1A0-BF08-44D7-AC14-EE2717B36EBEThe hunting tick has been discovered in Norway2021-11-03T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:57:22ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Vestby, Akershus, Norway</h3><p>November 3, 2021</p><p>The tick can carry hemorrhagic diphtheria. The disease is widespread in the Middle East, Africa and Asia. In addition, some cases have been seen in southern Europe. The fever can cause serious illness in humans. </p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/B1B1776B-3C40-48FE-A6A7-1DFB98700419'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/9E60C1A0-BF08-44D7-AC14-EE2717B36EBE'>Read more...</a></p></div>59.6063069035977 10.74462890625uuid:38D85F3C-7FBC-4CC5-839C-B50DAF4E7B09Mysterious fish ended up in Vetle's boat - expert says it's extremely rare2021-10-28T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:57:22ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Barents Sea, norway</h3><p>October 28, 2021</p><p>Vetle Berntsen and the others on the trawler understood little when the black fish ended up on board. No wonder – the fish actually live in deep water around the equator. It turned out to be *Diretmichthys parini*, also known as ducat fish, one of three documented in Norway.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/0201CB39-A06D-442D-A593-7705A1768CCB'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/38D85F3C-7FBC-4CC5-839C-B50DAF4E7B09'>Read more...</a></p></div>74.2119825159437 33.4423828125uuid:BE906C2B-7ACF-4541-B851-7D5D408B8D84Discovery of fly larvae positive sign for salmon2021-10-28T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:57:22ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Bowker Creek, Oak Bay, British Columbia, Canada</h3><p>October 28, 2021</p><p>Volunteers from the Friends of Bowker Creek Society say uncovering caddisfly larvae in the gravel beds of the stream show the water quality has improved to a level sufficient to sustain salmon and cutthroat trout.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/BA1D4B60-3BBA-4B04-B24A-72F6F2F97AC8'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/BE906C2B-7ACF-4541-B851-7D5D408B8D84'>Read more...</a></p></div>48.4299711249293 -123.309606223987uuid:DE5AB2FB-AFFF-4D7B-8774-D92FF9F975ECAlaskans have been spotting turkey vultures all over the state this year2021-10-15T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:57:22ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Chalkyitsik, Alaska, United States</h3><p>October 15, 2021</p><p>An unusual bird was sighted in the Yukon Flats village of Chalkyitsik recently. The raptor, uncommon to the state, has also been spotted in a few other Alaska locations. Bird biologist Jim Johnson says there’s broader evidence that the nomadic turkey vulture is expanding north.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/9394A0E7-47E5-4BAA-96C1-CEDBFE9C1323'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/DE5AB2FB-AFFF-4D7B-8774-D92FF9F975EC'>Read more...</a></p></div>66.65444 -143.72222uuid:D1A06515-D577-486F-B836-27C538B42E1FRare clash between two distinct kinds of orcas in the Salish Sea — and the endangered fish-eaters won2021-10-12T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:57:22ZLEO 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:B80FBFF8-4341-404A-B0DB-45AF2178CFCDWild pigs invade national park2021-10-11T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:57:22ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Elk Island National Park</h3><p>October 11, 2021</p><p>One of the most destructive and rapidly spreading invasive species on the continent has been found for the first time in a Canadian national park.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/68500494-C38B-4E08-8731-D82E7C4C5524'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/B80FBFF8-4341-404A-B0DB-45AF2178CFCD'>Read more...</a></p></div>53.5976797168473 -112.863341134296uuid:F2A645AD-75A5-4FDF-BE9D-377C94533BB8Rare beluga whale sighting in Puget Sound stirs excitement — and concern2021-10-04T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:57:22ZLEO 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 -122.373