February 12, 2018
The Ninth Circuit on Monday overturned a lower court and said that the federal government did not err when it used climate change predictions as part of its reasoning to classify a ringed seal subspecies as threatened, deciding that the determination was "supported by the record."
October 24, 2017
The National Marine Fisheries Service has urged the Ninth Circuit to restore the Arctic ringed seal's status as "threatened" under the Endangered Species Act, saying the appellate court should reject arguments from oil and gas industry groups.
November 02, 2016
The Center for Biological Diversity on Tuesday urged the Ninth Circuit to override an Alaska federal judge and reinstate the Arctic ringed seal as "threatened" under the Endangered Species Act, saying the appeals court need look no further than its recent ruling on the Pacific bearded seal for the reasons to do so.