The seal was named "Andromeda" by the Lewes-based nonprofit Marine Education, Research and Rehabilitation Institute.

The Mediterranean monk seal, one of the world’s most endangered marine mammals, has witnessed a notable resurgence in recent ...

In Canada, more than 97 percent of the animals—slain for their valuable fur—are pups ... However, several member states—concerned about the cruelty of seal-hunting methods—adopted national bans on ...

These animals were protected by law ... and mate once again to continue the cycle. Many fur seal populations have not rebounded from extensive hunting, and now face additional threats from climate ...

Pinnipeds spend most of their time in the water, hunting for food ... The post Are Seals Mammals? appeared first on A-Z Animals.

These retiring creatures—the only seal species in the Mediterranean region—are among the scarcest marine animals in the world ... where the seals’ swimming and hunting instincts kick ...

The Marine Education, Research & Rehabilitation Institute (MERR) had a busy holiday weekend with their volunteers responding ...

A 4-month-old gray seal named Witje swims gracefully through one of nine new tanks at the World Heritage Centre, a recently opened rescue facility in the north of the Netherlands.

Like many other animal species, grey seals experience a rough transition ... to make the switch from land-based feedings to oceanic hunting all on their own. WHOI’s seal FitBits are designed ...

A young, male gray seal pup was rescued by the Marine Mammal Stranding Center after being found wrapped up in a portion of a monofilament line in North Beach, Long Beach Island. As of today ...

ST. LOUIS — The Saint Louis Zoo announced on Thursday that one of its harbor seals has died. The 14-year-old harbor seal, named Gabby, died from asymptomatic heart disease during a necessary ...

The animal is also being monitored by ... estimate that there are around 150,000 total elephant seals, around the size it was before hunting. The largest colonies of northern elephant seals ...