Ringed seals under consideration for listing under Species at Risk Act
'This small seal needs sea ice to thrive, wrote the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada, or COSEWIC, which declared ringed seals a species of special concern in November of 2019.
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Posted: Apr 07, 2021 3:00 AM CT | Last Updated: April 7
Lew Philip and Joshua Kango walk by a ring seal they caught through the ice on Frobisher Bay near Iqaluit in 2003. 'The ringed seal has seemed to be doing well now and remains abundant in the Arctic, but in some local areas, Inuit have observed changes,' says NTI vice-president James Eetoolook. (Canadian Press)