This Sept. 5, 2006, file photo shows a bearded seal in Kotzebue, Alaska. (Michael Cameron/NOAA Fisheries Service via AP, file) (CN) — It’s back to the drawing board for the federal agency tasked with ...

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today upheld a rejection of the state of Alaska’s petition to strip the Arctic ringed ...

Seal facts include their ability to hold their breath underwater for long periods, their playful nature, and their thick blubber that insulates them.

“All of this critical habitat is occupied by members of the two seal species, which are among the most common marine mammals found in the Arctic region.” Yet Alaska does not officially challenge ...

You may have spotted a seal with an orange float attached to its back at Point Defiance Park in recent days. A Reddit user ...

Almost 3,600 seals have been counted in the Thames Estuary showing the habitat is still healthy, conservationists said. The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) teamed up with military helicopter ...

Lithuania will make a concerted effort to save its grey seal population, which has managed to stabilise though continues to remain vulnerable, in the Baltic Sea as it contends with shrinking fish ...

Recent storms have caused trouble for elephant seals at Central Coast beaches. Officials hope that a break in the rain will improve the condition of the elephant seals’ habitat.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A judge in Alaska has set aside a federal agency's action designating an area the size of Texas as critical habitat for two species of threatened Arctic Alaska seals.

Harbor seals off the coast of Alaska pick the icebergs on which they bask depending on the season, according to new research presented today at the American Geophysical Union’s annual meeting ...

For years, as many as 360 seals have gathered to rest and forage for food in Great Bay, which is about 10 miles north of Atlantic City, she said. Harbor seals eat mainly fish, shellfish and ...

Naturally, the aquarium worker was smiling, too, and she even wiped at the glass a few extra times just for the curious seal. She must love her job! Then again, any job working with animals can be ...