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Polar bears: Iconic carnivorous mammals of the Arctic - characteristics, habitat, diet, and more
Polar bears are predominantly carnivorous, primarily preying on ringed seals, but they may also hunt ... of fasting for up to 240 days. This adaptation makes them vulnerable to climate change ...
Polar bears: Iconic carnivorous mammals of the Arctic - characteristics, habitat, diet, and more
Polar bears, the largest carnivorous land mammals, are increasingly coming into contact with humans due to climate change.
Judge in Alaska sets aside critical habitat designation for threatened bearded, ringed seals
A judge in Alaska has set aside a federal agency’s action designating an area the size of Texas as critical habitat for two species of threatened Arctic Alaska seals. U.S.
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Judge in Alaska sets aside critical habitat designation for threatened bearded, ringed seals
Bearded and ringed seals give birth and rear their pups on the ice. They were listed as threatened in 2012 amid concerns with anticipated sea ice declines in the coming decades. The state ...
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Judge in Alaska sets aside critical habitat designation for threatened bearded, ringed seals
area was “indispensable” to the recovery of the ringed and bearded seal populations. Gleason said the agency “abused its discretion” by not considering any protected areas to exclude or ...
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Alaska judge rejects critical habitat designation for threatened bearded and ringed seals
A judge in Alaska has set aside a federal agency's action designating an area the size of Texas as critical habitat for two species of threatened Arctic Alaska seals. Last week, U.S. District ...
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Alaska judge rejects critical habitat designation for bearded, ringed seals
This June 5, 2009, file photo released by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows an adult ringed seal in Kotzebue, Alaska. Bearded and ringed seals give birth and rear their pups on ...