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Two Arctic Ice Seals Gain Endangered Species Act Protection - Warming Climate a Key Factor

2013-01-02 21:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Environmental News Network: Responding to a 2008 petition from the Center for Biological Diversity, the federal government today finalized Endangered Species Act protection for two ice-dependent Arctic seals threatened by melting sea ice and snowpack due to climate change. Ringed seals and bearded seals, found in the waters off Alaska, are the first species since polar bears to be protected primarily because of climate change threats. "Arctic animals face a clear danger of extinction from climate change," said Shaye Wolf,...

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