Amid floating beer cans and discarded bicycles, a juvenile harbor seal was seen swimming through the canals of Amsterdam on September 18. The animal had left its herd in the Wadden Sea—which straddles ...

Encyclopedia Britannica states that there are 32 species of seals scattered across the globe, with a handful calling North America home. Hawaii has its own endemic species, the Hawaiian monk seal, and ...

SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL, California -- Lost at sea, with no land in sight, a Southern California boater fell into the ocean and thought he was spending his final moments on earth. "I thought to myself, ...

Pupping season is officially underway on the beaches of San Diego. Local photographer Jim Grant on Sunday captured photos showing what is likely one of the first seal pups of the season at the ...

Hurry to the coast and you may be lucky enough to see Oregon’s harbors and coves turn into the most adorable marine mammal kiddie pools. Harbor seal pupping season runs from March through mid-July so ...

If you ever plan on scuba diving in the coastal waters of Europe, Asia, or North America, you need to learn a bit about handling a seal encounter first. Many seals, including the harbor seal shown in ...

WARNINGS HAVE GONE UP BECAUSE THERE HAVE BEEN NO ENCOUNTERS WITH HUMANS.. SHARK ACTIVITY LEADS TO WARNING KIM AKEMAN/SHORELINE DOCENT :12-:26 CHERYL DAVIS/PACIFIC GROVE 1:13-1:21 NOTICE BEING GIVEN TO ...