Alaska’s rare Iliamna Lake seals could be endangered by the Pebble Mine, a project that threatens their isolated freshwater ...

There are only five seal populations worldwide that live year-round in freshwater habitats. The Baikal seal, probably the most well-known, lives in the deepest, oldest lake in the world, 1,600 ...

In Alaska, harbor seals thrive in the chilled water of Iliamna Lake, sliding their blubbery bodies onto floating pieces of ice for a winter rest. This group of round-eyed water dwellers has remained a ...

Alaska’s Iliamna Lake harbor seals commonly move more than 200 kilometers. Researchers hypothesized that they move regularly between freshwater and marine habitats. Alaska’s Iliamna Lake harbor seals ...

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 ...