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Seal pups rescued, officers train in VR, Hatcher Pass reopens for summer, and anglers can borrow fishing gear free—Alaska is ...
If you come across a seal pup in distress, you can call the stranded marine animal hotline at (888) 773-SEAL (7325). You can ...
In 2011, several species of ice-dependent Alaska seals, including bearded seals, were part of an unusual die-off. Animals turned up dead or sick with abnormal coats, among other symptoms, he says.
Now there is more bad news about microplastics in Alaska: They are passed on from maternal spotted seals to their fetuses, according to research from the University of Alaska Fairbanks scientists ...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – America’s northern fur seal pup population continues a marked decline this decade, federal biologists reported Friday. The number of pups born between 2004 and 2006 in ...
PALMER, Alaska—More than the giant bunnies and sprightly baby goats, the mammal that drew the most enthusiastic crowd at the Alaska state fair was a dead harbor seal. On a Saturday afternoon ...
But in the tiny town of Shishmaref, Alaska, with a population of just over 600, a small business is changing that: a seal tannery. Glittering and gray ...
“Natchiq Grows Up: The Story of a Ringed Seal Pup and Her Changing Home” has its roots in scientific research about ringed seals in Northwest Alaska that was conducted in the 1980s.
This Sept. 5, 2006, file photo shows a bearded seal in Kotzebue, Alaska. (Michael Cameron/NOAA Fisheries Service via AP, file) (CN) — The State of Alaska sued to reverse the National Marine Fisheries ...