Experts concerned after finding juvenile creature thousands of miles from its natural habitat: 'An ambassador from the Far North'

Experts concerned after finding juvenile creature thousands of miles from its natural habitat: 'An ambassador from the Far North'

Beachgoers in Ostend, Belgium, had a rare sight of a young hooded seal. The species, native to the Arctic, wandered thousands of miles away from its icy habitat, and experts see its arrival as a sign that Earth's warming is impacting the Arctic's wildlife. What happened? As reported by Belga News Agency, someone spotted and photographed the hooded seal on a Belgian beach, marking the fifth time this seal species has appeared on the coast, with t…