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

A judge in Alaska has set aside a federal agency's action designating an area the size of Texas as critical habitat for two species of threatened Arctic Alaska seals. U.S. District Court Judge ...

This Sept. 5, 2006, file photo shows a bearded seal in Kotzebue, Alaska. (Michael Cameron/NOAA Fisheries Service via AP, file) (CN) — It’s back to the drawing board for the federal agency tasked with ...

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 ...

Judge in Alaska sets aside critical habitat designation for threatened bearded, ringed seals by: Associated Press Posted: Sep 30, 2024 / 01:35 PM EDT Updated: Sep 30, 2024 / 01:35 PM EDT ...