NOAA won't list two seal populations as endangered or threatened

2009-10-21T11:34:00

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NOAA’s Fisheries Service has announced that two of three populations totalling more than 200,000 spotted seals in and near Alaska are not currently in danger of extinction or likely to become endangered in the foreseeable future. The announcement follows an 18-month status review.

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