Seals are semi-aquatic marine mammals. They’re also known as pinnipeds, which means ‘fin-footed’, referring to the large flippers they have for arms and legs. Combined with their streamlined, ...

BLOCK ISLAND, R.I. — The Mystic Aquarium Animal Rescue Team has never been busier. Looking through binoculars, program manager Sarah Callan scanned the shoreline for a growing problem on Block Island ...

A seal pup that was found stranded has died, and now rescuers have a cause of death, Connecticut officials said. The gray seal, later coined with the name Chappy, entered the Mystic Aquarium’s Animal ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A baby seal found stranded on a street near Connecticut’s Yale University last month has died from severe digestive issues, a local aquarium announced Monday. Mystic Aquarium ...

MYTSIC, Conn. (WFSB) - Mystic Aquarium’s animal rescue has been getting a lot of attention lately for the good work they do, particularly in the days since Chappy the seal passed away. Chappy was the ...

North America’s seals are rebounding exponentially, as detailed in Alix Morris’s newly released book, A Year with the Seals. The tale highlights 61,000 harbor seals on the east coast and 400,000 grey ...

Zoos are ramping up protections for their animals, after a seal died in February, from the avian flu. Blue, the 21-year-old harbor seal died at Buttonwood Park Zoo, in New Bedford. He was known for ...