Ringed

Ringed all about, a dozen paces away, was the sombre forest.

KEESH, SON OF KEESH 2010

Ringed seals, the main prey of polar bears, and a species that rarely comes ashore, in late July began showing up on the Beaufort Sea coast outside Barrow with the lesions, patchy hair loss and skin irritation around the nose and eyes.

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Ringed by three volcanoes, the high-altitude lake is a shimmering, mesmerizing study in blue -- scenery you surrender to without a qualm.

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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will seek to list ringed seals found in the Arctic Basin and the North Atlantic and two populations of bearded seals in the Pacific Ocean as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. Ringed seals are the main prey of polar bears, which were listed as threatened by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 2008.

Feds Seek To List Seals As Threatened Due To Climate Change Impacts AP 2010

Ringed seals have a large population, Cummings said, but the entire population is dependent on sea ice, a habitat that is disappearing.

Feds Seek To List Seals As Threatened Due To Climate Change Impacts AP 2010

Ringed and bearded seals have "relatively high abundance levels," Vincent-Lang said, and are not at risk of immediate extinction.

Feds Seek To List Seals As Threatened Due To Climate Change Impacts AP 2010

Ringed seals can live in completely ice-covered waters, using stout claws to dig and maintain breathing holes.

Feds Seek To List Seals As Threatened Due To Climate Change Impacts AP 2010

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will seek to list ringed seals found in the Arctic Basin and the North Atlantic and two populations of bearded seals in the Pacific Ocean as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. Ringed seals are the main prey of polar bears, which were listed as threatened by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 2008.

Feds Seek To List Seals As Threatened Due To Climate Change Impacts AP 2010

Ringed and bearded seals have "relatively high abundance levels," Vincent-Lang said, and are not at risk of immediate extinction.

Feds Seek To List Seals As Threatened Due To Climate Change Impacts AP 2010

Ringed seals have a large population, Cummings said, but the entire population is dependent on sea ice, a habitat that is disappearing.

Feds Seek To List Seals As Threatened Due To Climate Change Impacts AP 2010