Southern elephant seals are the "canary in the coal mine" for the Southern Ocean, offering insight into how the ecosystem may ...

The kekeno/New Zealand fur seal smuggled its way into supply basket being delivered to the Maui A platform off the coast of Taranaki and was lifted 40 metres above the sea before it was discovered.

Southern elephant seals are the 'canary in the coal mine' for the Southern Ocean, offering insight into how the ecosystem may react to future climate change and human impact, new research shows.

The large northern fur seal, found in chilly northern waters, was hunted to near extinction during the 19th century. These animals were protected by law in 1911, and populations later rebounded to ...

Southern elephant seals are the “canary in the coal mine” for the Southern Ocean, offering insight into how the ecosystem may ...

“At the time of human arrival in New Zealand, you would be hard pressed to find room on the beaches, with fur seals on the rocky headlands, prehistoric sealions and elephant seals on the ...

Hunted to the brink of extinction last century, the Australian fur seal is now a protected species and the fourth rarest seal species. But numbers are recovering and large colonies can be found on ...