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fur seal
noun
: any of various eared seals that have a double coat with a dense soft underfur and were hunted especially formerly for their desirable pelts:
a
: a large seal (Callorhinus ursinus) of the northern Pacific Ocean having its main breeding rookery on Pribilof Island in the Bering Sea
called also northern fur seal
b
: any of a genus (Arctocephalus) of seals chiefly of the southern hemisphere
called also southern fur seal
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The Red List of Threatened Species, which was updated by the IUCN on Thursday, now includes the Emperor penguin and Antarctic fur seal on its endangered list.
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ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
Kit Kovacs, who worked on the Antarctic fur seal assessment, told CNN that as surface water temperatures close to Antarctica increase, krill is going farther offshore and into deeper waters to get to colder areas.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026
The Antarctic fur seal population has declined by more than 50%, falling from over 2 million mature individuals in 1999 to 944,000 in 2025, with climate change cited as a key driver.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026
Similar conditions in the Antarctic are reducing food availability for the fur seal, which has suffered a 50% reduction in population over the past 25 years, the IUCN stated.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
Kit Kovacs, who worked on the Antarctic fur seal assessment, told CNN that as surface water temperatures close to Antarctica increase, krill is going farther offshore and into deeper waters to get to colder areas.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026
The Antarctic fur seal population has declined by more than 50%, falling from over 2 million mature individuals in 1999 to 944,000 in 2025, with climate change cited as a key driver.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026
Similar conditions in the Antarctic are reducing food availability for the fur seal, which has suffered a 50% reduction in population over the past 25 years, the IUCN stated.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
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“Fur seal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fur%20seal. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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