A Harp seal who was recovering nicely at a NJ marine mammal stranding center after being rescued from a beach, has suddenly died.

A harp seal dubbed Polaris was rescued by Whale and Dolphin Conservation last month at Nantasket Beach in Hull.

The previously sick and dehydrated seal had been progressing well and was close to being released back into the wild, center officials said. Seals sometimes eat sand when stranded on beaches, ...

A 154-pound harp seal was hauled out of Brant Beach in Long Beach Island on March 8. In a post on Facebook, the MMSC said the seal's behavior on the beach was observed for 24 hours by the ...

Harp seals live almost their entire lives in open water, coming up onto the ice for just 12 days each year to give birth. During this brief window, pups must make the most of every moment with ...

TSUKUBA, Ibaraki Prefecture--In a lab tightly packed with models of therapy robots, a harp seal with light pink hair looked up at the person stroking its fluffy head and let out an affectionate ...

A rescued harp seal nearing his release back into the wild has died, the Marine Mammal Stranding Center said Thursday. "We are sorry to share some heartbreaking news ...

The harp seal pups then hang out on that ice for several weeks afterward. “So, they do need a good platform to give birth on and it needs to be stable through the whelping,” explained Lang.