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Saving seals with snow shovels

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March 26, 2018

The Saimaa ringed seal is under threat – only about 400 remain. Their pups are reared in nests the adults dig in snow drifts. But there’s been much less snowfall in recent years. Environmentalists are lending helping hands and shovels.

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