A harp seal dubbed Polaris was rescued by Whale and Dolphin Conservation last month at Nantasket Beach in Hull.

A rescued harp seal that seemed to be on the road to recovery suddenly took a sharp turn for the worse on Wednesday and had to be euthanized, the Marine Mammal Stranding Center said Thursday.

Harp seals can be seen around Long Island shores from late fall through early spring, according to New York State Parks & Historic Sites. They belong to the family Pinniped, meaning “feather ...

A rescued harp seal nearing his release back into the wild has died, the Marine Mammal Stranding Center said Thursday. "We are sorry to share some heartbreaking news ...

The National Aquarium Animal Rescue team are working through their busiest local seal rescue season in years, with four ...