When they haul out on land, Antarctic fur seals can disrupt the southern continent’s fragile terrestrial ecosystem. As the fur seal’s population grows and expands its range, ...

Ninety years of change, from commercial extinction to recovery, range expansion and decline for Antarctic fur seals at South Georgia, by Jaume Forcada, Joseph I. Hoffman, Olivier Gimenez, Iain J ...

The Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella) is among the most beloved sea animals, with its wet puppy dog eyes, big white whiskers, rolly poly gray body and slippery flippers. Unsurprisingly ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Scientists are looking at ocean-warming trends to figure out why endangered Guadalupe fur seals are stranding themselves and dying in alarming numbers along the central ...

Guadalupe fur seals were hunted for their furs and declared extinct in the late 1800's. However, 14 individuals were discovered on Guadalupe Island in 1950 -- and the population has grown since then.

Biologists gave Kayok, a 1-year-old fur seal pup, a 50% of survival in the wild. An injured seal pup rescued from the shores of Alaska has found its "furever" home after a lengthy rehabilitation ...

Along South Africa’s coast, an outbreak of rabies in seals was identified. It is the first time the virus has spread among marine mammals, namely in 24 Cape fur seals. According to state ...

Northern fur seals are large marine mammals (mature males can weigh between 700 and 800 pounds) whose current range is largely restricted to high latitudes of the North Pacific Ocean.

A northern fur seal pup was rescued over the weekend in San Rafael, where the animal flapped across a road and narrowly avoided being hit by cars, police said.

Fur seal populations at Bird Island, ... Andrew G. Wood. Ninety years of change, from commercial extinction to recovery, range expansion and decline for Antarctic fur seals at South Georgia. ...