Ladoga Ringed Seal (Pusa hispida ladogensis) Can Breed on Land: A Case Study of the Nursing Period

• Main Authors: Loseva, Anna, Chirkova, Olga, Akhatov, Evgeniy
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2022
• Subjects: breeding lair; camera trap; climate change; Lake Ladoga; mother-pup behaviour; pinniped breeding; Pusa hispida ladogensis; ringed seal; moulting; abri de reproduction; piège photographique; changement climatique; lac Ladoga; comportement mère-nouveau-né; reproduction de pinnipèdes; phoque annelé; mue; щенная нора; фотоловушка; изменение климата; Ладожское озеро; поведение самки и щенка; размножение ластоногих; кольчатая нерпа; линька; Arctic; Lair; Phoques; Climate change; Pusa hispida; Кольчатая нерпа
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/76337

The ringed seal gives birth and nurses offspring in a subnivean lair in fast ice. Its breeding habitat is transforming under the impact of climate change. Here we report the outcome of an observation of a female freshwater Ladoga ringed seal (Pusa hispida ladogensis) and her pup during the 2020 bree...