Gray Seals in Massachusetts (IMAGE)

University of Vermont

Gray Seals in Massachusetts

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The restoration of formerly endangered species is raising conflict in some places. One example: the return of gray seals to coastal Massachusetts. Here, gray seals (Halichoerus grypus) bicker at a sandy haulout in Chatham Harbor, Cape Cod during the summer of 2013. A new study by scientists at the University of Vermont and Duke University explores strategies to better manage and celebrate the recovery of these animals.

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David W. Johnston under permit by NOAA

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