Johnston said that sea ice is vital for the survival of baby seals. “Harp seals rely on stable winter sea ice as safe platforms to give birth and nurse their young until the pups can swim, hunt ...

MOSCOW — Forty-three softhearted Russian sailors who offered to risk their lives to save thousands of baby harp seals were ordered Saturday to drop the controversial rescue mission after reports ...

Now, advocates for the protection of harp seals say it’s up to us to combat climate change for generations to come and to help keep these seal pups alive. Closeup of a baby harp seal on an ice ...

Global warming threatens baby seals. By LiveScience. Published July 25, 2013 8:00am ... Harp seals mate and rear their young on the sea ice off the east coast of Canada in the spring and move ...

A baby harp seal was released back into the ocean Wednesday after several weeks of rehabilitation. The 4-month-old seal named Tonks was released onto the beach in Rye, ...

But baby seals are also, apparently, highly lucrative. Just ask the Canadian government, taking massive heat from the international animal rights community and Pamela Anderson and just about ...

Robotic baby harp seal “Paro” has numerous sensors and responds to voices, petting and light by squealing, blinking and moving its head, tail and flippers. Steve Zylius / University Communications ...

Winter sea ice cover in harp seal breeding grounds has decreased up to 6 percent per decade since 1979, when satellite observations of sea ice began, found the research, published yesterday in the ...

Less ice in the winter means less space for females to give birth and nurse pups, researchers say.