Environmental groups first petitioned the federal government to list the ringed seal along with two others under the ...

A study conducted by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Center for Conservation Bioacoustics aims to understand how resilient bearded seals can be to changes in ambient underwater noise.

Though Alaska says "bearded seal populations are currently healthy and numerous," the National Marine Fisheries Service published a Final Rule on Dec. 28, 2012, that designated two distinct ...

Earlier this summer, Kivalina hunters went out to harvest bearded seals and took with them two young men to show them how to take care of your catches and work together as a hunting crew.

A federal appeals court on Friday affirmed the National Marine Fisheries Service’s 2024 decision rejecting attempts to strip ...

A bearded seal swimming in Arctic waters in Svalbard, Norway. Their name comes from the long and sensitive facial whiskers that they use to find food.

Projecting the Future: Court Upholds Listing for Bearded Seals - Ninth Circuit Decision Based on Projections of Climate Change Impacts Nearly 80 Years Out ...

This seal grows to 7-8 feet in length and weighs 800 pounds. Unlike the sea lions above, the female bearded seals are generally larger than the males.

The hunt for bearded seal was abnormally short because of melted ice. Native Alaskans worry about losing their traditional foods and culture.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska— A federal appeals court today upheld the National Marine Fisheries Service’s decision to protect bearded seals in Alaska as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. The 9th ...

ITHACA, N.Y. - During mating season, male bearded seals make loud calls to attract a mate. How loud? Well, even their "quiet" call can still be as ear-rattling as a chainsaw. These elaborate ...