Bearded seals win endangered species protections

Bearded seals win endangered species protections –

A federal appeals court has overturned a 2014 ruling that said the species didn’t deserve an endangered status. The judge ruled that shrinking sea ice and other climate consequences will threaten the seals’ survival in decades to come, and the National Marine Fisheries Service does not need to wait until the seal’s habitat is destroyed to protect it. The forward-looking decision is a big win for species threatened by climate change. Christian Science Monitor