Bearded seals are the largest of the northern, ice seals, according to the complaint in Fairbanks. Though Alaska says "bearded seal populations are currently healthy and numerous," the National Marine ...

Aaron Mitchell stands on the ice in June 2024 during his first bearded seal hunt. Photo by Tommy Swan Sr. The crew went out as far as Rabbit Creek, past the port site toward Kotzebue, Adams said.

Bearded seals - or ugruk in the Inupiaq language - are highly valued by Alaska Native communities in the high Arctic. Since bearded seals are at the center of subsistence and cultural activities ...

A bearded seal rests on ice in 2011 off the coast of Alaska. (Photo by John Jansen/NOAA’s Alaska Fisheries Science Center) After almost a decade of delays, the federal government is moving ...

Bearded seals get their name from their short snouts covered with long white whiskers that resemble beards. They grow as large as 8 feet, weigh 575 to 800 lbs. and can live 25 years or more, feeding ...

The Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward has been caring for a young bearded seal pup, which was discovered in Shaktoolik, since April 13, 2019. The center more typically admits harbor seals and otters ...

A bearded seal, or ugruk, on the sea ice. (Photo courtesy of Kawerak Subsistence Program) An abandoned and starving bearded seal pup is making her way towards good health thanks to a group of ...

A bearded seal swimming in Arctic waters in Svalbard, Norway. Their name comes from the long and sensitive facial whiskers that they use to find food.

It's a seal. BLOCK: That's Babcock, who shot video of the 450-pound bearded seal on the runway and posted it to Facebook. Now, at this Alaskan airport, wild animals out on the runway - not unusual.

image: Bearded seal on ice view more . Credit: Michael Cameron, NOAA. Ithaca, NY-- During mating season, male bearded seals make loud calls to attract a mate--even their "quiet" call could still ...