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Articles related to "Northern Fur Seals"
Sea Lions and Fur Seals in Decline Northern fur seal and Steller sea lion populations are falling around the Aleutian and Pribilof Islands. Ecosystem changes in the Northern Pacific Ocean play a key role. climate change • northern fur seals • steller sea lions • alaska • ecosystem change
Northwest Diet Switch has Scientists Concerned about Orcas Something strange is going on in the Bering Sea, where killer whales have suddenly switched from eating big Steller sea lions to itty-bitty sea otters. The diet switch was prompted by the plummeting population of western sea lions, some scientists say. Other marine mammals such as northern fur seals are also doing poorly. And some of the most commercially valuable inhabitants of the sea, king crabs and shrimp, have nearly vanished. orcas • otters • diet • emus • whales |
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