New research reveals that microplastics are being passed from pregnant spotted ... Alaska Fairbanks found 1,415 microplastic particles in the tissues, placentas, and amniotic fluid of eight seal ...

Adults vary widely in size but in Alaska, males average four feet in length and females ... THREATS: The primary threat to the ringed seal is global warming, which melts the sea ice it depends on for ...

DESCRIPTION: The spotted seal is a medium-sized seal distinguished by its vivid markings of brownish to black irregularly shaped spots, sometimes encircled by a faint ring, scattered over a lighter ...