State of Alaska and partners seek to overturn ringed seals’ threatened listing

The state, the North Slope Borough and two Alaska Native groups say the designation was made "based on erroneous information."

By Yereth Rosen April 2, 2019
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Ringed seals, dependent on Arctic sea ice and the snow atop it, are too plentiful and healthy to warrant Endangered Species Act protections, the state of Alaska, North Slope Borough and other allies are arguing.

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