Photo by Donna Hauser/University of Alaska Fairbanks
A harbor seal bobs in Iliamna Lake in 2015. The lake’s seals, which stay in freshwater year-round, are genetically different from harbor seals in saltwater.
Fresh water harbor seals that swim in a lake in Western Alaska are still a mystery to scientists. The University of Alaska Anchorage is starting the first in-state training program for school psychologists.