The first step is to determine how much iron is in the adult seals’ diets and how that changes throughout the year. Gray seals catch and eat a variety of fishes, crustaceans, and squid, all of which have different amounts of iron. The seals’ whiskers act as a sort of dietary timeline, incorporating molecular signatures from various food sources as they grow. Using a technique called stable ...
Yahoo: Arctic seals, most bird species on new list of threatened species
Los Angeles Times: Arctic seals and more than half of bird species are in trouble on latest list of threatened species
Arctic seals and more than half of bird species are in trouble on latest list of threatened species
WFLA News Channel 8: Arctic seals, more than half of bird species on latest threatened list
Arctic seals, more than half of bird species on latest threatened list
Wild birds passed the virus to seals in New England at least twice last summer, a new study suggests. By Emily Anthes Last summer, the highly contagious strain of avian influenza that had been ...
Seals like this one photographed during the Sea Ice Physics and Ecosystem Experiment (SIPEX-II) in Antarctica, depend on sea ice to survive. They hunt for food, such as fish and krill, under the ice, and use the ice surface for rest and to have their pups. (Photo by Peter Kimball, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)