In Alaska, harbor seals thrive in the chilled water of Iliamna Lake, sliding their blubbery bodies onto floating pieces of ...

Alaska's Iliamna Lake harbor seals have been difficult to study because of their remoteness. They weren't even identified as harbor seals until 2013. Now, a new genetic study has found significant ...

There are only five seal populations worldwide that live year-round in freshwater habitats. The Baikal seal, probably the ...

Alaska’s Iliamna Lake is home to one of the most enigmatic populations of freshwater seals. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert!

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Neutrons are among the basic building blocks of matter. As long as they are part of a stable atomic nucleus, they can stay there for arbitrary periods ...

Iliamna Lake is not only Alaska’s largest lake but also one of its deepest and cleanest.

Almost 600 harbour seals and 3,000 grey seals now live in the Thames Estuary, the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), which runs London Zoo, has revealed. Taking to the air and sea, ZSL conducted ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A judge in Alaska has set aside a federal agency’s action designating an area the size of Texas as critical habitat for two species of threatened Arctic Alaska seals.

One fun fact is that Iliamna Lake is connected to Bristol Bay via the Kvichak River, which is why it sometimes hosts unexpected marine visitors like harbor seals and even the occasional beluga whale.