Lack of food is the new threat to Antarctic fur seals, research suggests
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Antarctic fur seals that were hunted to near extinction have recovered but now face dangerous decline because of a lack of food, new research suggests.
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Antarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus gazella, Peters 1875)
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Mexico's fur seals are suffering from alopecia, International
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Seals face 'dangerous decline' as food supplies collapse in the past decade, Nature, News
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Antarctic fur seals now face a new threat: going hungry
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ASSESSING INDIA'S ROLE IN THE CONSERVATION OF THE MARINE BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY IN ANTARCTICA - National Maritime Foundation
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New Threat to Antarctic Fur Seals
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