A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reveals that the Saimaa ringed seal is evolutionarily more differentiated than previously known. In fact, the study suggests ...

Northern Elephant seals have staged a remarkable comeback after narrowly escaping extinction by hunting, but new research reveals lasting genetic effects in the present population. Hunted for the oil ...

An artist impression of the newly discovered extinct monk seal species Credit: Jaime Bran. Copyrigh: Museum of New Zealand Te Papa. An artist impression of the newly discovered extinct monk seal ...

Arctic seals are being pushed closer to extinction by climate change and more than half of bird species around the world are declining under pressure from deforestation and agricultural expansion, ...

Sales of the Real Seal toys support research to help save the endangered Hawaiian monk seal population. For that special Christmas gift, how about saving an endangered species? That’s the goal of the ...

The rookery is closed from Dec. 1 to May 31 for pupping season, but committee members say this is insufficient. The local adult seal population has dropped by more than half over nearly two decades, ...

When it comes to finding females, male elephant seals have plenty of choice: Scientists have found that they will travel so extensively on occasion that a male could theoretically mate with any female ...

Arctic seals are being pushed closer to extinction by climate change and more than half of bird species around the world are declining under pressure from deforestation and agricultural expansion, ...