Officials Consider Listing Certain Seals as Threatened

Jake Neher, KBRW – Barrow

Federal officials are on the North Slope collecting input from residents on the proposed listing of certain ice-dependent seals as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration held a public meeting in Barrow Tuesday, and testimony was overwhelmingly critical of the proposed listing.

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