Half a century ago, the American people took a remarkable step. They realized that their own survival is entwined with the survival of other animals. They understood the importance of keeping ...

Three new patients have joined the Alaska SeaLife Center’s “growing” patient list, the center announced in a July 1 press release, including two orphaned harbor seal pups and an orphaned male sea ...

Scientists in Canada's Arctic say they have found a "missing link" in the early evolution of seals and walruses - the skeleton of a web-footed, otter-like creature that was evolving away from a life ...

People, pinnipeds, and sea otters of the northeast Pacific / Torben C. Rick, Todd J. Braje, and Robert L. DeLong -- A history of paleoecological research on sea otters and pinnipeds of the eastern ...

Wildlife authorities confirmed Thursday that nine more elephant seals, a sea lion and an otter have died from bird flu at Ano Nuevo State Park in San Mateo County. That brings the total number of ...

Ray, Clayton Edward. 1982. [Book review] "Handbook of Marine Mammals. Vol. 1: The Walrus, Sea Lions, Fur Seals, and Sea Otter. Vol. 2: Seals." Journal of mammalogy ...

The Marine Mammal Protection Act, enacted in 1972, has prevented the extinction of marine mammal species in U.S. waters. Proposed legislation threatens to weaken the act by restricting scientific data ...