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Representatives from Alaska's Department of Wildlife Management announced that a mysterious disease is causing the death of dozens of seals. They first detected the peculiar illness in early July, when they noticed that seal population was affected by a phenomenon which they still are unable to explain.
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14 October 2011
08:40 GMT |
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While analyzing Hawaiian monk seal, a highly endangered species living in the Pacific Ocean, researchers were able to identify a potent and highly-debilitating toxin manifesting its effects inside the defenseless animals. The discovery has prompted experts to start investigation other species for signs of the contami... |
8 June 2011
08:02 GMT |
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A team of oceanographers has employed a less-usual method of surveying the sea floor, when they attached sensors to the heads of seals. This led to discoveries that would have been difficult to make otherwise.The investigators, who are conducting their research in Antarctica, explain that gluing sensors to the heads ... |
8 October 2010
17:01 GMT |
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Conducting head counts on various animal species is a very important aspect of biology. The data provide environmentalist groups and protection agencies with the necessary information they need to propose and sustain conservation programs. However, performing a census is not always easy. Some species prefer to remain... |
27 April 2010
09:59 GMT |
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For a long time, researchers have been puzzled at how seals rest. The marine creatures are at sea for as much as 8 months non-stop each year, and the short times they actually surface to catch a breath of fresh air are insufficient for even a nap. But now a new investigation may have uncovered the animals' rest ... |
27 February 2010
02:20 GMT |
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When they compared polar bear skulls that were harvested in the early 20th century with modern-day ones, researchers discovered that the older remains were significantly larger in size than the newer specimens. Experts believe that, at this point, the large mammals are being forced to reduce their size on account of ... |
25 August 2009
10:25 GMT |
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More than 8,000 years ago, in the Holocene Period, the Ross Sea Embayment was covered in a thick layer of ice, which prevented a too large diversity of species from gaining a strong foothold in the region. As the ice progressively retreated, elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) adopted the emergent habitat and spread ar... |
10 July 2009
05:33 GMT |
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While observing the behavior of Great White Sharks killing seals off the coasts of South Africa, wildlife experts were surprised to learn that the animals seemed to have a hunting strategy well set in place, which they rigorously followed, and that yielded them immediate return. The sharks would select an area from w... |
22 June 2009
15:01 GMT |
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At least the Canadian seal hunt practice is dwindling. With an alloted yearly quota of 273,000 individuals, the hunters only killed 70,000 of the animals, with their regular brutality. But the hunting of seals is beginning to become bad business. The Russian and Chinese markets, two of the main places where Canada se... |
19 June 2009
06:32 GMT |
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A new scientific paper, recently published in the journal Polar Biology, reveals details of a very rare, white elephant seal, which has been caught on camera on the freezing beaches of the sub-Antarctic region. Sporting the usual brown-colored eyes, the animal has an entirely white fur, a trait that is very uncommon ... |
21 May 2009
06:05 GMT |
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In a decisive move, the European Union has banned imports of seal products coming from animals that are slain in the most brutal ways. Adopted yesterday, with 550 votes for and 49 against, the new legislation is aimed squarely at Canada, one of the main suppliers for the European market, which has come under increase... |
6 May 2009
06:32 GMT |
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Over the years, evolutionary biologists have often wondered about and sought for the missing link that connects land-based animals with the pinniped family, which contains seals, walruses and sea lions. Now, digging in the Canadian Arctic, researchers believe they may have discovered the animal from which the seals e... |
26 April 2009
07:01 GMT |
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On Thursday, all of the five nations surrounding the Arctic have expressed deep concern about the state of the entire region, and especially about the well-being of the polar bears as a species. The beasts face drastic habitat losses, as global warming starts prompting the melting of an increasing number of glaciers.... |
20 March 2009
13:21 GMT |
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The European Union is about to vote on the decision of baning seal product imports from countries that kill the animals in an inhumane manner. Canada is one of the states where the seals are most brutally done away with. They are clubbed to death with spiked wood, with metal rods, and with hakapiks, which are the tra... |
22 January 2009
10:29 GMT |
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Representatives of the Green Party in the United Kingdom drew attention to the fact that the seal populations, an iconic symbol of the North Sea, are declining at an alarming rate. According to the statistics they supplied, between 3,000 and 5,000 seals are shot by licensed hunters each year, as these are the people ... |
29 December 2008
09:40 GMT |
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Pollution has been known to play a role in the deterioration of both dry land and maritime wildlife for quite some time now. But scientists say that seals are most affected by its effects, because their immune systems are virtually destroyed by a form of mercury - Methylmercury (MeHg) – associated with human ac... |
21 October 2008
06:49 GMT |
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