The Antarctic fur seal, Arctocephalus gazella, would be hunted to the verge of extinction. The southern elephant seal too would be brought low, killed in great numbers for the oil rendered from ...

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

The virus has claimed 150 wandering albatross chicks, but adults in other species are a bigger concern, says the Department ...

The Southern Ocean, which circles the globe without being blocked by land, is home to the Antarctic Circumpolar ... the Australian fur seal is now a protected species and the fourth rarest seal ...

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.

has come to rest on the continental shelf of the British overseas territory in the South Atlantic which is home to elephant and fur seals, king penguins, and unique birds. The ‘megaberg ...

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

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 ...

fur seals, brown skuas, kelp gulls and Antarctic terns. BAS operates two research stations on South Georgia: King Edward Point and Bird Island. As a result of the confirmed cases of HPAI ...