RedOrbit: Duke University scientists have determined that young harp seals off the eastern coast of Canada are at a greater risk of getting stranded than adult seals due to climate change.
Researchers wrote in the open-access journal PLOS ONE that declining sea ice is leaving baby harp seals stranded in greater numbers.
"Stranding rates for the region`s adult seals have generally not gone up as sea ice cover has declined; it`s the young-of-the-year animals who are stranding (those less than one year...