Dozens of Endangered Seals Are Washing Up Dead Around Alaska and Scientists Aren’t Sure Why
Seals are dying in Alaska, and no one knows why. At least 60 seals—including bearded, ringed, and spotted seals—have recently washed up dead along Alaska’s Bering and Chukchi sea coastlines, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Carcasses of the seals, all protected under the Endangered Species Act, first began appearing in the…
