How AI is helping to study tourist impact on seals
Artificial intelligence is being used to help scientists study seal populations at a protected site in Scotland more quickly and efficiently. Newburgh beach in Aberdeenshire is home to hundreds of…
Lost Grey Seal Pup Rescued After Being Netted by Fisherman 20 Miles Away
A fisherman in Norfolk got far more than he bargained for the day after Christmas when his routine outing turned into an unexpected wildlife rescue. While rowing along the River…
‘Grumpy’ seal disrupts Blairgowrie boat race on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula
A wild seal nicknamed “Grumpy” unexpectedly stole the spotlight at the opening of an annual sailing competition on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula, just outside Melbourne. The surprise guest appeared at the…
Unusual Tracks In The Sand Lead Beachgoer To Huge Animal Napping On Dune
“It was amazing to see.” Recently, on a quiet stretch of beach in Tasmania, a massive marine visitor emerged from the ocean and lumbered across the sand toward a shaded…
Seal pup rescued after getting stuck between rocks
A seal pup has been safely rescued after becoming trapped in a narrow gap between large coastal boulders in Westray, Orkney. The young seal was first spotted on Thursday evening,…
Seal Flops onto Photographer’s Boat to Escape Hunting Orca Pod–She Captured it All on Camera
A seasoned wildlife photographer with a deep love for marine mammals, especially whales, recently witnessed a dramatic and unlikely escape at sea—one in which a lone seal survived an attack…
Police Chief Laughs Off Report Of Giant Animal Roadblock — Then Sees It For Himself
Last week, an unusual traffic hazard started popping up in reports gathered by Cosmopolis Police Chief Heath Layman in Washington state. Drivers claimed a sea lion was relaxing right in…
Photographers See A Seal Being Chased By Orcas — Then He Jumps Onto Their Boat
“It was the encounter of a lifetime.” Sometimes, timing is everything — and for one harbor seal off the coast of Washington State, that truth became a matter of survival.…
Public urged to stay away from seals off Jersey
A marine rescue team has urged members of the public to avoid interacting with seals in the waters around Jersey, following the start of the island’s seal breeding season. The…
U.S. seal populations have rebounded — and so have their conflicts with humans
Alix Morris’s A Year with the Seals is not just a journey into the lives of harbor and gray seals — it’s a thoughtful, layered meditation on what happens after…