This article was originally published by Hakai Magazine. In the Antarctic, the fur-seal population is booming. Having rebounded from near eradication by hunters in the 18th and 19th centuries ...

The Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella) is among the most beloved sea animals, with its wet puppy dog eyes, big white whiskers, rolly poly gray body and slippery flippers. Unsurprisingly ...

A seal species once hunted to near extinction is now being threatened again by a lack of food, scientists have warned. Antarctic fur seals face a “dangerous decline” as they struggle to find ...

Australia is surrounded by the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu. And it is morphing as sea animals and birds bring it ever ...

According to Meyer, the meeting failed not only to achieve any progress on the MPAs, but also to deliver protections for either an endangered subpopulation of Antarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus ...

Paris - A food shortage likely caused by climate change is shrinking a South Antarctic fur seal colony and changing the profile of its surviving members, researchers said on Wednesday. South Georgia ...

The juvenile sub-Antarctic fur seal was found by Lake’s Entrance resident Anne Kaiser on Bunga Beach, about 318km east of Melbourne on September 17. Ms Kaiser notified authorities about the ...

Apha scientists found positive bird flu samples from elephant and fur seals, brown skuas, kelp gulls and Antarctic terns. They also tested albatross and giant petrels from Bird Island but these ...

This includes the pups of other seals, such as crabeater, southern elephant, and Antarctic fur seals, as well as fish, cephalopods like squid, and even krill. What leopard seals eat varies depending ...

Leopard seals are huge, armed with a mouthful of imposing teeth and have a colourful history of run-ins with humans. While their public image isn't great, there are still some gaps in our knowledge of ...

Some of those species, including the distinctive emperor penguin and Antarctic fur seal, crowd together in large colonies. “And that could be a recipe for disaster,” said Dr. Ralph Vanstreels ...