Posts Tagged ‘bearded seal’
As Arctic Ocean Gets Spicier, Hunting May Be More Dangerous
A new study in the Journal of Physical Oceanography suggests that rising temperatures in the far north could result in warmer water, or what’s known as spicier water.
Read MoreWintertime News
From a stranded seal to a dangerous hole in Yukon River ice, recent stories from KNOM’s news department offer a special glimpse into what makes Western Alaska so unique — and, at times, so challenging.
Read MoreStranded Seal Released Back into the Wild
Last Friday, a bearded seal became stranded on Nome’s west side of town. Although it showed some signs of sickness, experts released the seal back into the wild.
Read MoreStranded Bearded Seal Rescued from Nome Parking Lot
A bearded seal came ashore on Nome’s west side of town, and its patchy coat may suggest a type of seal sickness.
Read MoreUpdate News: Tuesday, July 2, 2013
In Tuesday’s news: Walruses in Chukchi Sea affected by diminishing sea ice; State of Alaska files lawsuit against NOAA Fisheries for listing bearded seals as a threatened species; Fifty-two mushers sign up for 2014 Iditarod; Largest wildfire in the state is no longer directly threatening Lime Village.
Read MoreProfile: The BOSS Project
The BOSS Project is the Bering-Okhotsk Seal Survey, and for the past month, they’ve been flying planes with specialized cameras over the Bering Sea. An international collaboration between NOAA Fisheries and their Russian counterparts, BOSS is using digital cameras alongside heat-sensing thermal cameras to take a population survey of ribboned, spotted, ringed, and bearded seals. John Jansen, a…
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