A northern fur seal pup has been born at the New England Aquarium in Boston, a first for the institution, which is trying to breed the vulnerable animals.

An exceptionally mild winter in the usually frigid Gulf of St. Lawrence has combined with several related factors to discourage Canadian hunters from pursuing the seal pups, whose pelts are prized ...

Canada's annual seal hunt got under way Thursday despite a dwindling market for pelts and other byproducts following a European Union import ban and slumping demand.

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 ...

Pets Rare Northern fur seal gives birth to pup It all began with an arranged marriage. Ursula, a rare Northern fur seal, arrived at the New England Aquarium from New York as a young, 90-pound adult.

This is the adorable moment a baby harp seal braved the icy water as it went swimming for the very first time in the Gulf of St Laurence, near Magdalen Island in Canada.

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 ...

A baby harp seal was discovered Sunday on a beach in southern New Jersey, the third Arctic seal found well south of its natural habitat in a week, a wildlife expert said. The tired and hungry pup ...

In a unanimous judgment, the Supreme Court rejected a challenge by 101 Newfoundland sealers that federal regulations banning the sale of pelts, meat and other products from young seals are ...