Is the harp seal endangered?
No. Harp Seal do not appear on the current U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s endangered species list. You can search the listings for endangered species here:http://www.fws.gov/Endangered/wildlife.h… According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Species Survival Commission, the Harp Seal is categorized as Low Risk, Least Concern — which is the safest rating a species can get. However, the rating was set in 1996, and the species report includes a note that the report needs to be updated, although the Harp Seal populations are increasing: http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/detail… Here’s an interesting current article which may shed some light on why you hear different opinions about the species status: http:/
