The North American populations of both the Bearded Seal (Erignathus barbatus) and the Ringed Seal (Pusa hispida) are classified as Endangered Species under United States law. Both are earless seals in the family Phocinae that inhabit the arctic and near-arctic seas. In the United States, they are found in the Chukchi, Beaufort and Bering Seas. […]
Sealing Their Fate
The Free 