Global Warming Puts Harp Seal Pups At Risk
February 25, 2007 @ 11:38 AM (EST)
Source: Iol.co.za
Global warming is making it harder for newborn harp seals to survive in the Gulf of St Lawrence and off Newfoundland in Canada, the International Fund for Animal Welfare reported on Friday.
Rising temperatures have dramatically reduced the ice covering the water in these two areas, both places where harp seals return annually to mate and give birth, the advocacy group said in a scientific report...
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