At Least 60 Ice Seals Found Dead Along West Alaska Coast

At Least 60 Ice Seals Found Dead Along West Alaska Coast
A dead seal found on a beach near Kotzebue, Alaska. On May 24, 2019. Raime Fronstin/National Park Service via AP
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska—At least 60 ice seals have been found dead along Alaska’s west coast and federal biologists on Wednesday were trying to determine the cause.

Some carcasses had lost hair and NOAA Fisheries will try to determine if that was due to decomposition or abnormal molting.