NOAA to Assess Whether Melting Ice Endangers Seals

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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Wednesday that it will evaluate whether four kinds of seals inhabiting Alaska’s Bering Sea should be placed on the endangered species list because of melting sea ice.The article points out the difficulties resource managers have with adapting to climate change. Click here for the entire story. Photo courtesy of NOAA.

Published: March 27, 2008