Polar bears' fur is not white. What makes their coats appear white is a result of science, allowing them to blend into the ...

Environmental groups first petitioned the federal government to list the ringed seal along with two others under the Endangered Species Act in 2008.

Prince William and Princess Kate shared a touching family photo with their three kids after the 2025 Trooping the Colour at Buckingham Palace ...

A Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) survey conducted more than three years ago found that northwest Atlantic harp seal pup counts were at their lowest since 1994.

When the nonprofit received a call on its hotline about a seal pup in Biddeford, responders expected to see the typical harbor seal pup native to Maine. Instead, they found a harp seal pup, which are ...

According to Marine Mammals of Maine, harp seals are born in the Arctic in February and March on pack ice.

Melting sea ice alters color of Arctic and Antarctic oceans Without an ice layer on the ocean's surface, the light penetrating the waters changes, affecting the type of algae and plankton ...

As warmer spring days arrive in New York, seals are becoming more visible on city beaches. Species like the common harbor seal and Arctic harp seal are hauling out to rest. Wildlife officials are ...

Facing a massive loss of habitat brought on by rapidly melting ice near the North Pole, arctic mammals may start looking across species lines for potential mates. As a result, researchers worry that ...

A rescued harp seal that seemed to be on the road to recovery suddenly took a sharp turn for the worse on Wednesday and had to be euthanized, the Marine Mammal Stranding Center said Thursday.

Harp seals typically are found in icy parts of the Arctic and North Atlantic oceans, but one made it all the way to New Jersey.

BRIGANTINE, New Jersey (KYW) — The Marine Mammal Stranding Center in Brigantine, New Jersey, welcomed a big new patient last week. A 154-pound harp seal was hauled out of Brant Beach in Long ...