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an elephant seal with a tracker
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Citizens of the High Seas

 In a world where land is partitioned into countries with defined borders, the ocean...
August 2019
Hawaiian monk seals are among the wildlife found within the Papahānaumokuākea World Heritage Site.
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Endangered Ocean Animals

 The Endangered Species Act (ESA) was signed into law on December 28, 1973 by...
Mon, 12/02/2013 - 14:00
A polar bear and its cub in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska.
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Celebrating Marine Moms

 The ocean is home to many moms of all shapes and sizes: from charismatic polar...
Wed, 04/24/2013 - 17:29
Only 2,000 individuals of the endangered short-tailed albatross remain after the species was hunted for its feathers in the 1940s.
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Short-tailed Albatross

 In the 1940s the short-tailed albatross population plummeted from tens of millions...
Hundreds of birds congregate around the trawl fishing vessel. The orange "bird scaring lines" keep the birds from flying into the trawl cables where they can accidentally get caught and die.
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Bird scaring lines

 Hundreds of birds congregate around the trawl fishing vessel. The orange "bird...
Wandering albatross soars over the ocean
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Wandering albatross

 A wandering albatross has the largest wingspan of any bird, 3.5 meters (11.5 feet)...