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Harp Seals Abandoning Their Pups Thanks To Climate Change
2013-07-23 01:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
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...
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