A new study from the Marine Institute says harp seals are playing a key role in the slowed recovery of cod stocks and other fish populations in Newfoundland and Labrador. An estimated 4.4 million ...

BLANC-SABLON, Québec -- Harp seal pups -- with their beady eyes and soft, pillowy fur -- are tremendously adorable. Yet new heartbreaking images show the pups in danger, stranded on beaches as sea ice ...

Forget Shark Week – this time of year is all about seal season. The light-colored seal that popped up on the sand on Coney Island Wednesday is part of a yearly spate of beached seals in and around the ...

Magdalen Islands, Canada — Most winters, it's possible to see newborn harp seal pups on packs of ice near the Magdalen Islands in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence in late February and March. Tourists come ...

LEWES, Del. (WPVI) -- Wildlife officials safely rescued a seal that became stranded at Cape Henlopen State Park in Lewes, Delaware. The Marine Education, Research and Rehabilitation Institute shared ...

A harp seal that was rescued near death in Lavallette and nursed back to health by the Marine Mammal Stranding Center was spotted this week after making his way to Nova Scotia in Canada. The harp seal ...

In June 2024, the Canadian government lifted the moratorium on northern cod fishing in Newfoundland and Labrador after 32 ...