Harbor seals and all marine mammals were protected when the Marine Mammal Protection Act was passed by Congress on October 21, 1972. This ended all hunting of marine mammals. Until the 1960s, there ...

BANGOR, Maine, Sept. 7 (UPI) --Once scarce, harbor seals are now plentiful in the Gulf of Maine and along the Pine Tree State's rocky coast. Despite their ubiquity, the life of the harbor seal isn't ...

It is common for boaters to spot seals in the Gulf of Maine, but in past weeks a young harbor seal has drawn a lot of attention swimming in the Swampscott and Oyster rivers. This young marine mammal ...

The little patient has spent weeks in recovery and is showing major improvement. Screengrab from Marine Mammals of Maine's Facebook Post Friday the 13th isn’t all bad news. For one formerly unlucky ...

A young harbor seal called No. 296 flops his way back to the ocean after more than two months in rehabilitation with Marine Mammals of Maine. Dozens gathered in Phippsburg Wednesday to celebrate the ...

Friday the 13th isn’t all bad news. For one formerly unlucky harbor seal, it was a day of major strides on her path to recovery. “We just got to move this tiny, feisty harbor seal patient out of a dry ...