590 Seals Counted Across Rhode Island Waters in Annual Save The Bay Survey

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590 Seals Counted Across Rhode Island Waters in Annual Save The Bay Survey

A statewide effort to track Rhode Island’s seal population counted 590 seals in just two hours during Save The Bay’s annual survey, officials said. The count, held March 18, brought together 43 scientists, naturalists and volunteers who monitored sites across the coast and Narragansett Bay. The effort, now in its 18th year, provides a snapshot estimate of how many seals are present at a given moment. “The Rhode Island count is a really special event,” said July Lewis, Save The […]

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