Blood Samples from 576 Wild Harbour Seals Establish 35 Health Reference Ranges
Blood samples collected from 576 wild harbour seals over 28 years produced reference intervals for 35 health parameters…
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One Harbour Seal Had Similar Visual Acuity Underwater and in Air
A trained harbour seal detected small high- and intermediate-contrast targets about equally well underwater and in air, while…
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Northern Iceland Seal Count Recorded 441 Seals, Almost Unchanged From 2025
Volunteers counted 441 seals along just over 100 kilometres of coastline in northern Iceland on 27 July, almost…
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Three-Week-Old Harbour Seal Pup Euthanised After Projectile Fragments Lodged in Its Brain
A three-week-old Harbour Seal pup found with a gunshot wound near Bellingham, Washington, was euthanised after projectile fragments…
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Scotland Recorded Its Lowest Harbour Seal Count in 30 Years as Grey Seal Counts Also Fell
Aerial surveys around almost the entire Scottish coast counted 19,978 harbour seals in 2021–2025, more than 25% fewer…
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Fifteen of 28 tagged harbour seals entered Dutch offshore wind farms
Fifteen of 28 tagged harbour seals entered Dutch offshore wind farms, while six showed possible prey-capture attempts within…
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Necropsy Revealed Severe Infection After Harbour Seal Died During Recovery From Gunshot Injuries
An adult female harbour seal from Hood Canal died on 22 May 2026 after nearly three months of…
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Captive harbour seal mother maintained close contact with pups born 13 years apart
Video of one captive harbour seal mother and two pups born 13 years apart documented body contact, nosing…
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Reproductive timing shifted in German harbour seals over three decades
A three-decade study of German harbour seals found shifts in seasonal ovarian activity and revised age estimates for…
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Washington House Voted to Ask Congress to Broaden Pinniped Management, Including Lethal Removal
The Washington House of Representatives voted 80–16 on 29 January 2026 to urge Congress to broaden pinniped management…
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