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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Tabitha John

Antarctic seal numbers falling drastically due to melting sea ice, research shows

A Weddell seal lying on ice, looking at the camera
Of the three species studied, the Wedell seal was the most affected by changing sea ice levels. Photograph: see info

Antarctic seal populations are drastically declining as the sea ice melts around them, new research has shown.

Researchers from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have been monitoring the seal population in the sub-Antarctic since the 1970s, looking in particular at three different seal species in the sub-Antarctic on Signy Island: Weddell seals, Antarctic fur seals and southern elephant seals.

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