A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reveals that the Saimaa ringed seal is evolutionarily more differentiated than previously known. In fact, the study suggests ...

Melting sea ice has been a challenge for wildlife in the Arctic and Antarctic. A recent study published in Global Change Biology demonstrates how the changing environmental conditions are leading to ...

Three species of Arctic seal have moved closer to extinction, according to the latest update of the IUCN Red List of ...

The Arctic region -- The late cenozoic glaciations -- Marine invertebrates and fish -- Marine mammals -- Land invertebrates -- Fresh water communities -- Amphibia and reptiles -- Terrestrial birds and ...

On Sept. 24, 2025, a rumor spread online that Norway's engineers had created a novel invention to help Arctic seals: floating "ice pods" that give the animals somewhere to "rest, raise pups, and ...

A recent study reveals that the Saimaa ringed seal is evolutionally much more differentiated than previously known. Indeed, researchers suggest that instead of a subspecies, it should be considered ...

Arctic seals are being pushed closer to extinction and more than half of bird species around the world are declining ...

Krupnik, Igor. 1993. Arctic Adaptations. Native Whalers and Reindeer Herders of Northern Eurasia. Hanover and London: University Press of New England.

SAN FRANCISCO— The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today upheld a rejection of the state of Alaska’s petition to strip the Arctic ringed seal of protection under the Endangered Species Act. “I’m so ...