This is a harp seal with a cub. Polar bears increasingly exchange ringed seal with harp seal and hooded seal in their diet and therefore become exposed to higher concentrations of contaminants.

A rescued harp seal that seemed to be on the road to recovery suddenly took a sharp turn for the worse on Wednesday and had to be euthanized, the Marine Mammal Stranding Center said Thursday. “This ...

BRIGANTINE, New Jersey (KYW) — The Marine Mammal Stranding Center in Brigantine, New Jersey, welcomed a big new patient last week. A 154-pound harp seal was hauled out of Brant Beach in Long Beach ...

Harp seal pups dying on beach as winter sea ice fails Harp seal pups dying on beach as winter sea ice fails Inside the fragile world of Québec’s harp seals Inside the fragile world of Québec’s harp ...