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Mercury Levels in Seals Rising - Reverse the Trend

Target: Interior Secretary Ken Salazar
Sponsored by: Care2

Global warming is changing the ecology of the Arctic Ocean - and the effects on the inhabitants of the Arctic are just starting to come to light. A just-released research report links vanishing sea ice to a shocking rise in mercury levels in ringed seals.

Cod are a very mercury-contaminated species - and a favorite of ringed seals during the ice-free season. Because the ice-free season is becoming longer and longer due to global warming, researchers say, the feeding season for ringed seals is also becoming longer - and as a consequence, the seals are taking in too much mercury.

The mercury contamination will only get worse for the Arctic ringed seal unless we start to seriously address global warming! More research is needed to see just how the transfer of mercury in the food web is being affected by global warming. Urge Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar to ensure his department puts resources behind investigating the impact of global warming on seals and other marine life.

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Dear Secretary Salazar,

I am writing today after reading about recent research in the journal Environment, Science and Technology that linked vanishing sea ice in the Arctic to a shocking rise in mercury levels in ringed seals. Please put your department's resources behind investigating the impact of global warming on seals and other marine life.

Cod are a very mercury-contaminated species of fish - and a favorite of ringed seals during the ice-free season. Because the ice-free season has been becoming longer and longer due to global warming, researchers say, the feeding season for ringed seals has become longer - and as a consequence, the seals are taking in too much mercury.

The mercury contamination will only get worse for the Arctic ringed seal unless we start addressing global warming immediately! More research is needed to see just how the transfer of mercury in the food web is being affected by global warming.

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Thank you for speaking out for the ringed seal and other marine life.

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We took action on “Mercury Levels in Seals Rising - Reverse the Trend”!

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12:29 am PST, Nov 8, Miguel Dias, New York

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11:19 pm PST, Nov 7, FREYA HALL, Florida

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7:49 pm PST, Nov 7, Name not displayed, New York
Please save the seals and other wildlife. God bless you and thank you. Patricia

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5:06 pm PST, Nov 7, Rebecca Bullen, New Hampshire

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12:28 pm PST, Nov 7, Brittany Shongood, Florida

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9:34 am PST, Nov 7, Alexandra MAUVE, France

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9:03 am PST, Nov 5, Linda Shinn, Delaware
Please investigate what needs to be done to save our arctic wildlife.

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7:44 am PST, Nov 5, Judy Rickles, Florida

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8:45 pm PST, Nov 4, Diane Severino, New Jersey

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3:53 pm PST, Nov 4, Chris McKay, Wisconsin

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3:34 pm PDT, Oct 31, Sandra Laramy, Michigan

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2:51 pm PDT, Oct 31, Chi-mai Rodeheaver, Utah

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9:58 pm PDT, Oct 30, Roger Panning, Ohio

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2:49 pm PDT, Oct 30, Barbara Ciu, California

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2:18 pm PDT, Oct 30, Rolf Naujokat, California
i urge you to stop the murder and exploitation of these seals before there are none left.

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7:14 am PDT, Oct 30, Regina Marie Klopfer, New York

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12:33 am PDT, Oct 30, Troy Bartnick, California

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4:11 pm PDT, Oct 29, Nayda Gonzalez, Utah

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8:49 pm PDT, Oct 28, Janet Fisher, California

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6:53 pm PDT, Oct 28, MaKaila Knight-Allder, New York
This is just one of the many examples of how pollution damages nature's delicate balance.

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5:49 pm PDT, Oct 28, Maria Oliver, California

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2:37 pm PDT, Oct 28, Guadalupe Schueller, Minnesota

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2:09 pm PDT, Oct 28, Christopher Smith, California

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2:02 pm PDT, Oct 28, ELIZABETH DAME, Florida
We (john q public) wishes you and other cabinet members would pay attention to our concerns instead of trashing them. There is no excuse for not acting to protect the wildlife in the Arctic, Alaska, our state parks- wild horse roundups are so despicable it is unforgiveable.

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11:55 pm PDT, Oct 27, Penny Rogers, New York

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9:55 pm PDT, Oct 27, Susie Aguilar Hastings, Nevada

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2:39 pm PDT, Oct 27, Name not displayed, France

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1:21 pm PDT, Oct 27, Carolyn Redner, Florida

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12:24 pm PDT, Oct 27, Name not displayed, New York
I am concerned about the survival and health of us all by the rise in mercury levels in the worlds oceans. The mercury contamination will only get worse for the Arctic ringed seal unless we start addressing global warming immediately! More research is needed to see just how the transfer of mercury in the food web is being affected by global warming. Thanks for looking into this matter.

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12:24 pm PDT, Oct 27, Name not displayed, New York

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11:23 am PDT, Oct 27, Margaret Lahmeyer, Missouri
If you want to save mankind, save these beautiful animals!

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11:20 am PDT, Oct 27, Kathy Lahmeyer, Missouri
Humans benefit by preserving these beautiful lives! Do not kill them please!

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8:24 am PDT, Oct 27, K Petri, Colorado

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7:52 am PDT, Oct 27, Elizabeth McCleary-Kiffe, Arizona

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7:35 am PDT, Oct 27, Sara Gaspar, Portugal

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6:41 am PDT, Oct 27, Matt Johns, Iowa

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11:32 pm PDT, Oct 26, Andrea Fellion, New York

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8:12 pm PDT, Oct 26, James Hite, Oregon
Please save the seals, they are such amazing animals and are so important to our world today.

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7:42 pm PDT, Oct 26, Mary Rossi, California

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5:58 pm PDT, Oct 26, Tammy Bronson, Michigan
Please sir, take this letter to heart and look into this. These animals depend on us to help them. Without our contaminations, their lives would have been uninterupted. Please help any way you can. Sincerely appreciate your time.

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5:17 pm PDT, Oct 26, Julie Wuebbels, Illinois

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3:27 pm PDT, Oct 26, Carrie McManamon, Connecticut

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3:12 pm PDT, Oct 26, Aaron Estness, Minnesota

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2:24 pm PDT, Oct 26, Lisa Wahbe, Washington
Mercury and golbal warming affect all species on this planet. We have to think globally. Please help all our species by making research a priority and taking action to clean our waters.

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1:59 pm PDT, Oct 26, Amalie Hazelton, California

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11:04 am PDT, Oct 26, Susan Pratico, New Jersey

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