A lack of krill is thought to be the main reason for the decline in fur seals observed in the north of South Georgia. Researchers are concerned that this symptom could spread to the archipelago and the Southern Ocean. On October 15, the journal Global Change Biology...
One of the fur seal females from the Bird Island colony – one of the 12 colonies in the Falklands – equipped to be tracked during her sea journeys. Image: Javed Riaz Fewer fish and more otaries could be behind the growing number of fur seals dying as a...