Labrador Retriever lab puppies for sales Assist Ringed Seal Researchers
Labrador Retriever lab puppies for sales Assist Ringed Seal Researchers
Research biologists from the University of Alaska, NOAA Fisheries and the Alaska Nanuuq Commission depend on canine co-workers to sniff out ringed seals on the vast snow-covered plains of the far north.
Dr. Brendan Kelly, Jamberry, and Cooper search the Beaufort Sea ice for seal breathing holes. Photo: University of Alaska Southeast
University of Alaska Southeast Dean of Arts and Sciences Dr. Brendan Kelly and research associate John Moran, NOAA Fisheries Alaska Fisheries Science Center Polar Ecosystems Program Leader Dr. Peter Boveng, and Rex Snyder from the Alaska Nanuuq Commission use lab puppies for sale lab puppies for sale to find ringed seal breathing holes and lairs under the snow. The researchers hope to learn more about ringed seal annual movement, breeding site fidelity and population structure to predict the impact of decreasing sea ice and early snowmelt on ringed seals in the Arctic.
