RIBBON SEAL } Histriophoca fasciata FAMILY: Phocidae . DESCRIPTION: Ribbon seals are medium-sized pinnipeds, reaching an average length of 1.50 to 1.75 meters and an average weight of 55 kilograms, ...

The last known ribbon seal sighting in Washington state was in 2012. Ribbon seals are usually found in the Arctic and Subarctic regions of the North Pacific Ocean, particularly in the Bering Sea ...

The ribbon seal is dependent on Arctic sea ice for survival. During the late winter through early summer, ribbon seals rely on the edge of the sea ice in the Bering and Okhotsk Seas off Alaska and ...

Ribbon seals aren’t known for coming ashore, which makes the recent adventures on docks in Puget Sound all that more unusual. Boveng said not every sighting would necessarily get reported, ...

Ribbon seals do not face extinction and don’t need to be added to the endangered species list, the government said Tuesday. Because of the melting of sea ice caused by global warming, the ...

Ribbon seals do not currently face extinction and don't need to be added to the endangered species list, the government said Tuesday. Because of the melting of sea ice due to global warming, the ...

A ribbon seal commonly found in the frigid waters off the coasts of Alaska and Russia has been spotted twice in the Seattle area. It’s quite unusual to observe the animals this far south, ...

EVERETT — An Arctic ribbon seal had his tropical winter vacation interrupted Tuesday by an unplanned doctor’s appointment. The seal was basking under balmy Everett skies on a dock in Steamboat ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Ribbon seals should be listed as threatened or endangered because global warming is quickly melting sea ice, which the seals depend on for several months each year, two ...

SAN FRANCISCO (CN) – A federal judge ruled that the ribbon seal does not warrant protection as an endangered species, but the listing could change as federal agencies continue to monitor that ...