Iceberg velocity is a major factor in where the pinnipeds choose to spend their time, adding complexity to the decision-making of the slippery mammals. Reading time 2 minutes Harbor seals off the ...

WITH WHAT THE ZOO IS SAYING. RHONDELLA. JESSICA. IT WAS FEBRUARY 1ST WHEN THE SEAL BLUE STOPPED EATING. AND THEN HE DIED ON FEBRUARY 5TH. AND TISSUE RESULTS FROM THE LAB HAVE COME BACK CONFIRMING BIRD ...

Zoos are ramping up protections for their animals, after a seal died in February, from the avian flu. Blue, the 21-year-old harbor seal died at Buttonwood Park Zoo, in New Bedford. He was known for ...

The 2025 harbor seal birthing season at the Children’s Pool in La Jolla is underway. By mid-March, approximately 50 pups had been born, with more expected. In 2024, over 60 viable seal pups were born.

WASHINGTON — Harbor seals in icy regions use icebergs shed by glaciers as safe platforms to give birth, care for young and molt. New research finds that as glaciers change with the climate, the ...

The Carpinteria Seal Rookery beach is now closed for the season, with restrictions in effect from December 1 through May 31, 2026.

I am writing to comment on the Independent’s story that seems to have been biased in favor of those who propose doing nothing to solve the issue of declining populations of harbor seals. I do not ...

Buttonwood Park Zoo's male Atlantic harbor seal Blue died Wednesday after a sudden illness. The seal was 21 years old. Atlantic harbor seals live about 25 years on average. Blue was the sole offspring ...

NORWALK — Visitors to the Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk will have to be a bit patient to get their first peek at the attraction's newest pinniped. Mikey, a grey seal, might not be visible to ...

An eyeless seal that was welcomed to the Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport earlier this year is now starting to meet the public. In January, "Garry," a less than 2-year-old blind Pacific harbor seal, ...

For the first time in 20 years, the Lincoln Children's Zoo will have no seal exhibit. The zoo will send Toney, its remaining harbor seal, to Louisville Zoo in Kentucky later this month. Lincoln Zoo ...