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Some Arctic seals now officially listed as threatened with extinction

First came the polar bear. Now, the federal government has added two other marine mammals to the list of creatures threatened with extinction because of vanishing sea ice in a warming Arctic.

 

Polar bear cubs dying as swims get longer

Polar bear cubs forced to swim long distances with their moms as their icy Arctic habitat melts appear to have a higher mortality rate than cubs that didn't swim as far, a new study reports.

 

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