An airport in Barrow, Alaska, received a surprise visitor on the runway on Monday in the form of a 450-pound bearded seal. 24/7 Live San Francisco East Bay South Bay Peninsula North Bay.

The bearded seal weighed around 450 pounds, according to Bailey. "#alaskaproblems," the agency wrote on its Facebook page. The airport runway is about a quarter-mile from the ocean, ...

It's a seal. BLOCK: That's Babcock, who shot video of the 450-pound bearded seal on the runway and posted it to Facebook. Now, at this Alaskan airport, wild animals out on the runway - not unusual.

ANCHORAGE — An airport at the northernmost point of Alaska had a surprise hurdle on its runway Monday. A seal estimated to weigh 450 pounds was removed from the Utqiagvik Airport runway by way ...

Environmental groups first petitioned the federal government to list the ringed seal along with two others under the Endangered Species Act in 2008.

The bearded seal weighed around 450 pounds, according to Bailey. Peacefully lounging on the tarmac, his photo was quickly snapped and circulated by those present.

The 9th Circuit uphold a lower court ruling and said the agency was reasonable in rejecting delisting of ringed seals.

The state of Alaska sued the National Marine Fisheries Service in February, asserting that the 2022 critical habitat designation for ringed and bearded seals was overly broad, and could hinder oil ...