I have attached a comment letter on critical habitat for the ringed and bearded seal as well as pdfs of the cited references on behalf of the Center for Biological Diversity.
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13 2 26 Center for Biological Diversity Ringed and bearded seal critical habitat comments
Title: 13 2 26 Center for Biological Diversity Ringed and bearded seal critical habitat comments
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Bengtson et al. 2005
Title: Bengtson et al. 2005
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Boveng 2012_Migration-bearded-seal
Title: Boveng 2012_Migration-bearded-seal
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Cameron and Boveng 2009_Habitat use and seasonal movements of adult and sub-adult bearded seasls
Title: Cameron and Boveng 2009_Habitat use and seasonal movements of adult and sub-adult bearded seasls
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Center for Biological Diversity 2008_Petition to list the ringed, bearded, and spotted seal
Title: Center for Biological Diversity 2008_Petition to list the ringed, bearded, and spotted seal
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Crawford 2012_Different habitat use strategies by subadult and adult ringed seals in the Bering and Chukchi seas
Title: Crawford 2012_Different habitat use strategies by subadult and adult ringed seals in the Bering and Chukchi seas
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Hezel 2012_Decline in snow depth on Arctic sea ice
Title: Hezel 2012_Decline in snow depth on Arctic sea ice
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Kelly 2010a_Seasonal home ranges and fidelity to breeding sites among ringed seals
Title: Kelly 2010a_Seasonal home ranges and fidelity to breeding sites among ringed seals
Comment from Shaye Wolf
This is comment on Rule
Endangered and Threatened Species: Threatened Status for Beringia and Okhotsk Distinct Population Segments of Erignathus barbatus nauticus Subspecies of Bearded Seal
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Attachments:
13 2 26 Center for Biological Diversity Ringed and bearded seal critical habitat comments
Title:
13 2 26 Center for Biological Diversity Ringed and bearded seal critical habitat comments
Bengtson et al. 2005
Title:
Bengtson et al. 2005
Boveng 2012_Migration-bearded-seal
Title:
Boveng 2012_Migration-bearded-seal
Cameron and Boveng 2009_Habitat use and seasonal movements of adult and sub-adult bearded seasls
Title:
Cameron and Boveng 2009_Habitat use and seasonal movements of adult and sub-adult bearded seasls
Center for Biological Diversity 2008_Petition to list the ringed, bearded, and spotted seal
Title:
Center for Biological Diversity 2008_Petition to list the ringed, bearded, and spotted seal
Crawford 2012_Different habitat use strategies by subadult and adult ringed seals in the Bering and Chukchi seas
Title:
Crawford 2012_Different habitat use strategies by subadult and adult ringed seals in the Bering and Chukchi seas
Hezel 2012_Decline in snow depth on Arctic sea ice
Title:
Hezel 2012_Decline in snow depth on Arctic sea ice
Kelly 2010a_Seasonal home ranges and fidelity to breeding sites among ringed seals
Title:
Kelly 2010a_Seasonal home ranges and fidelity to breeding sites among ringed seals
Simpkins et al 2003
Title:
Simpkins et al 2003
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