Antarctic fur seals need ice-free ground in order to breed. Why are they disappearing? Leopard seals are the only seals that prey on other seal species although fur seals have rarely been on the menu ...

Jan 11 (Reuters) - Bird flu has made its way into fur and elephant seal populations for the first time on the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia, a team of scientists confirmed on Thursday, setting ...

Antarctic fur seals that were hunted to near extinction have recovered but now face dangerous decline because of a lack of food, new research suggests. The study of fur seals, almost all of which live ...

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, the ...

An aerial image of the elephant seal colony at St. Andrew's Bay, one of the largest populations of southern elephant seals on South Georgia Island. (British Antarctic Survey) For the last year and a ...

Populations of charismatic animals have recovered since hunting ban but now struggle to find enough food. Antarctic fur seals that were hunted to near extinction have recovered but now face dangerous ...

For the last year and a half, Americans have watched and worried as H5N1 bird flu racked dairy herds and killed hundreds of millions of commercially raised chickens, turkeys and ducks. But far less ...