Seal hunting is permitted in Finland for both grey seals and Baltic ringed seals, with quotas set by the Ministry of ...

Gray seal Gunther rests beside a pool on the American Trail. Connor Mallon, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute.

An animal rescue service said touching the pups can affect scent, which plays a large role in the bonding experience.

The seal had come ashore on the bay side of Duxbury Beach before stopping in the middle of the Saquish road, Whale and Dolphin Conservation said.

A grey seal found stranded and blind more than a decade ago on an island in Maine has given birth at a Chicago-area zoo and is now "a very attentive mother" to her newborn, zoo officials said ...

Gray seals and many other seal species were once hunted to near extinction. Seal conservation via the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 allowed populations to rebound.

It has been a turbulent year for wildlife in the Irish sea, according to a conservation charity. Cumbria Wildlife Trust said the population of grey seals recovered well in 2023, after a dip last ...

A gray seal caught in fishing gear was rescued at the Isles of Shoals on Saturday. The animal was stuck in the water with nets and ropes around her neck, anchoring her in place and cutting into ...

Gray seal Gunther opens his mouth on cue during a training session with an American Trail animal keeper. (Connor Mallon, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute) The ...

Mitigation of seal-fishery conflict requires a broad knowledge base and better understanding between key stakeholders, particularly between the coastal fisheries sector and conservation organizations.

Mystic ― In August 1976, 14-year-old Jon Dodd was one of several people involved in catching a 10-foot blue shark off the shore of Sandy Point in Stonington.

BROOKFIELD, Ill. — A gray seal found stranded and blind more than a decade ago on an island in Maine has given birth at a Chicago-area zoo and is now “a very attentive mother” to her newborn ...