Species Profile
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Saimaa seal (Phoca hispida saimensis)

Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Phocidae

Listing Status:   

Lead Region:  National Marine Fisheries Service (Region 11)
Date Listed: May 6, 1993

  • Countries in which the the Saimaa seal is known to occur:  Finland

» Federal Register Documents

Most Recent Federal Register Documents (Showing 3 of 3 )
Date Citation Page Title
07/28/1993 58 FR 40538 40539 ETWP; Listing of the Saimaa Seal as an Endangered Species
05/06/1993 58 FR 26920 Endangered and Threatened Species; Saimaa Seal
12/18/1992 57 FR 60162 60164 (NOAA/NMFS) Endangered and Threatened Species; Saimaa Seal; 57 FR 60162 60164

» Recovery

Recovery Plan Information Search

No recovery information is available for the Saimaa seal.

» Critical Habitat

No critical habitat rules have been published for the Saimaa seal.

» Conservation Plans

No conservation plans have been created for Saimaa seal

» Petitions

No petition findings have been published for the Saimaa seal.

» Life History

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Last updated: February 9, 2010