A keeper gently placed tiny trumpets into the nostrils of two seals. The first seal closed its eyes and played the instrument ...

Alaska’s rare Iliamna Lake seals could be endangered by the Pebble Mine, a project that threatens their isolated freshwater ...

It’s been a relatively quiet year for the northern elephant seals of Whidbey, but they’ve had many antics in the past.

Elephant seal class of 2025 is arriving on the beach. The young seals, not yet in the breeding population, take over the beach at this time of year. Adult females are out at sea, foraging, growing the ...

Wildlife veterinarians have begun testing bird flu vaccines in marine mammals, which have suffered enormous losses in the ongoing global outbreak. The first trial, which began in July, is tiny, ...

If the results are promising, veterinarians hope to give the shots to wild Hawaiian monk seals, which are endangered. If the results are promising, veterinarians hope to give the shots to wild ...

At the end of 2023, an outbreak of avian flu devastated a colony of southern elephant seals in Argentina’s Valdés Peninsula. It may take a century for the population to return to the 18,000 breeding ...

Half a century ago, the American people took a remarkable step. They realized that their own survival is entwined with the survival of other animals. They understood the importance of keeping ...

The Marine Mammal Protection Act, enacted in 1972, has prevented the extinction of marine mammal species in U.S. waters. Proposed legislation threatens to weaken the act by restricting scientific data ...

Scientists collaborate with elephant seals to study their life cycles and ocean health. Along the rugged Northern California coast, Año Nuevo State Park harbors a thriving colony of elephant seals, ...