The large northern fur seal, found in chilly northern waters, was hunted to near extinction during the 19th century. These animals were protected by law in 1911, and populations later rebounded to ...

Warmer temperatures also mean less lake ice, which reduces the quality of overwintering habitat for the seals. In addition, climate change is facilitating the spread of diseases like distemper, which ...

when we and allies filed suit against the National Marine Fisheries Service for letting a lobster fishery and bottomfish fishery further deplete the seal's food supply, invade critical habitat, and ...

“We wanted to understand which of these areas seals were using and how this habitat is changing in response to advances at the glacier front and reduction in iceberg numbers.” The study ...

Although the seal was far from its natural habitat, he was only several blocks away from some of the most famous pizza spots ...

A 154-pound harp seal was hauled out of Brant Beach in Long Beach Island on March 8. In a post on Facebook, the MMSC said the seal's behavior on the beach was observed for 24 hours by the ...

By Matthew Cavallo Click here for updates on this story BRIGANTINE, New Jersey (KYW) -- The Marine Mammal Stranding Center in ...