A ribbon seal commonly found in the frigid waters off the coasts of Alaska and Russia has been spotted twice in the Seattle area. It's quite unusual to observe the animals this far south, said Peter ...

ABERDEEN, Wash. (AP) - An Arctic ribbon seal that was spotted Thursday in Aberdeen is apparently the same one seen early this year in Seattle and Everett. KBKW reports a police officer and animal ...

EVERETT, Wash. (AP) – An Arctic ribbon seal rarely seen in Puget Sound has had its southerly sojourn interrupted for a medical checkup that shows the male is in good health. Marine mammal experts from ...

A caribou is seen on June 12, 2013, in Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve. The animal is part of the Western Arctic Caribou Herd. (Photo by Zak Richter/National Park Service) The Arctic ...

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Three Arctic seal species have been moved up to higher threat categories on the IUCN Red List, with one now endangered and two now near threatened. Global warming is melting away the sea ice they need ...

The Arctic can feel like a far-off place, disconnected from daily life if you aren’t one of the 4 million people who live there. Yet, the changes underway in the Arctic as temperatures rise can ...

Endangered list for ice seals? A federal agency said Wednesday it will consider listing four species of ice seals as endangered. The National Marine Fisheries Service accepted a petition seeking ...

Authors: Twila A. Moon, University of Colorado Boulder; Matthew L. Druckenmiller, University of Colorado Boulder, and Rick Thoman, University of Alaska Fairbanks The Arctic can feel like a far-off ...

The Arctic can feel like a far-off place, disconnected from daily life if you aren’t one of the 4 million people who live there. Yet, the changes underway in the Arctic as temperatures rise can ...