The Conversation Canada
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May 21, 2026
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Human-made chemicals are harming seals at the molecular level
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Ringed seals are not only important of the Arctic ecosystem, they also serve as a critical food source for Inuit communities across the region. (Mike Cameron/NOAA via AP)
Human‑made chemicals are harming seals at the molecular level
Published: May 21, 2026 11.56am EDT
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Ringed seals are among the most common marine mammals in the Canadian Arctic. They strongly rely on sea ice as a habitat, breathing through holes they maintain in the frozen surface, giving birth in snow lairs and diving beneath the ice to hunt Arctic cod and small crustaceans.
They are also a key …
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