Northern fur seal turns up in Cook Inlet — at least 800 miles off-course

The Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward is caring for its first northern fur seal. The one-year old male was found by a fisherman outside of the Homer harbor earlier this summer. Northern fur seals are extremely rare in southcentral Alaska.

Photo courtesy Tim Lebling, Alaska SeaLife Center

Duncan Moon, APRN – Anchorage

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