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Contact: Nancy Gohring
ngohring@uw.edu
206-543-2580
University of Washington
Caption: University of Washington scientists found that the habitat required for ringed seals -- animals under consideration for the threatened species list -- to rear their young will drastically shrink this century. In this photo, a ringed seal peeks out from its snow cave.
Credit: Brendan Kelly, National Science Foundation
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