spotted

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When community science volunteers first spotted the entangled turtle, they contacted the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s stranding hotline and kept constant watch until aquarium staff could respond.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

The first time the spider was spotted in the U.S. was in Georgia in 2014, likely brought to the country through shipping containers from China, Taiwan, Japan and South Korea, Wooden said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

The third meeting of the committee was in the 1990s, when it considered exempting from the Endangered Species Act multiple timber sales in Oregon and Washington that would likely jeopardize the northern spotted owl.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

Northumberland National Park's head ranger has spotted dog mess next to the footpath just a few metres from a sign asking people to bag and dispose of it responsibly.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

That one of the only reasons I’d spotted the Butterfly on the screen, or the one in the Lincoln simulation for that matter, was because I’d been tipped off by my future self.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin