The new rules for ringed seals and bearded seals were prompted by a legal agreement with the Center for Biological Diversity, which sued to force the long-overdue protections. “These vital habitat ...

The ringed seal and the bearded seal were both listed under the Endangered Species Act in 2012, but neither has received a recovery plan as the law requires. Both seal species rely on sea ice to give ...

The dead seals – bearded, spotted and ringed seals – have been found at sites ranging from southern edge of the Bering Strait region to the Chukchi coastline above the Arctic Circle ...

Two seals near Resolute Bay have tested positive for avian influenza, according to the Department of Health. (The Canadian Press - image credit) Bird flu has been found in two ringed seals near ...

In April 2022, the National Marine Fisheries Service — also known as NOAA Fisheries — designated critical habitat off the coast of Alaska for Arctic ringed seals and the Beringia distinct population ...

Bird flu has been found in two ringed seals near Resolute Bay, Nunavut. The territory's Department of Health said Friday the seals were collected in October. The news follows a confirmed case ...