No information is available on the status of ringed seals.
Then they move out on the ice for the ringed seals that are their basic diet.
Ringed seal is the most common meal of the polar bear.
The estimated population size for the Alaska stock of ringed seals is 249,000 animals.
Ringed seal are an important food item in particular for polar bears.
The polar bear is a major predator of ringed seals.
Ringed seals were once the main food staple for the Inuit.
Though no longer used to this extent, ringed seals are still an important food source for the people of Nunavut.
Saimaa ringed seals become mature between the ages of 4 and 6 on average.
Ringed seals are vulnerable to predators as they must stay close to breathing holes in the ice.