Saving Seals is Good
Today's topic: The Trials and recovery of the Saimaa Ringed Seal
TL;DR
When the Saimaa seal was declared a protected species 40 years ago, there were only about 100 individuals living in Lake Saimaa now there are nearly 500! The numbers were dashed by a combination of nefarious bounties, killer cotton nets and rising global temperature, they have been revived with hard work of scientists, governments with a dash of public scrutiny.
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