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I didn’t see the seals of approval from America’s trio of book-club heavies — Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, and Jenna Bush Hager — on its cover.

From Salon • Jun. 25, 2026

The unmoving, shallow water can’t help but grow algae in the beating sun, and since the concrete expands and contracts with shifting temperatures, any seals along the seams have struggled to remain watertight.

From Slate • Jun. 19, 2026

There were also die-offs of seals, sea lions and marine birds, Leising said, probably from a combination of a lack of food and harmful algal blooms, and less food out there for baleen whales.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2026

She said net entanglement was a "common occurrence" with up to 10% of the seals that come to them for rehabilitation having been injured this way.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

“I will do everything in my power to stop the poison tide. With luck, the birds and the fish and the seals will soon return.”

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown