The Californian city of San Diego has been given 72 hours to remove harbour seals from a small beach area originally designated for children.

EDIT: See comments - Seals have been allowed to stay! picked by makuus 4 months ago

Cute baby seals! This is so not what I was looking for, but nevertheless I enjoyed it :) picked by Ellz 2 years ago

Kazakh officials have blamed the deaths of more than 800 seals off its Caspian Sea coastline on an abnormally warm winter and the early melting of sea ice. picked by Mershaullk 3 years ago

Leopard Seals are the 2nd largest species of seal in the Antarctic. Paul Nicklen won 1st prize in the Nature Stories category of the World Press Photo contest picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Some seals and dolphins can hold their breath underwater for a cheek-popping hour or more without passing out from lack of oxygen. The secret to the superhero animal feat is elevated levels of special oxygen-carrying proteins found in their brains, a new study reveals. But the research leaves puzzles. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

58,000 gallons create sheen seen for miles; seals, fish birds threatened. picked by Proverb 2 years ago

The seals are in for it again! picked by topofall 2 years ago

The latest salvo has been fired in a rancorous battle over the cause of steep declines in the north Pacific’s marine mammals. picked by mutil8or 2 years ago

Best-selling author John Updike has died at age 76 after battling lung cancer. picked by unzercharlie 10 months ago

AN Australian man says the Virgin Mary and baby Jesus have appeared in his lava lamp and ever since the “miracle” his life has been blessed. The man who identified himself only as John Smith of Sydney has set up a shrine to the lava lamp in his home and also the holymarylamp.com website. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

Orcas, or killer whales, are the largest of the porpoises and one of the world's most powerful predators. They feast on marine mammals such as seals, sea lions, and even whales, employing teeth that can be four inches (ten centimeters) long. They are known to grab seals right off the ice. They also eat fish, squid, and seabirds. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has a great twofer pitch: "green jobs." It sounds like a winner. In one fell swoop he can promise to end unemployment and fix and save the planet from climate change. picked by JoshSF49 1 year ago

Today would have been John's 68th birthday. Yoko Ono explains a project launching this week in honor of John Lennon's birthday, the "Imagine Peace Tower" and a request for a prayer for peace. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

Some councils in England are recruiting volunteers to rat out their neighbors for littering, allowing their dogs to poop, failing to properly recycle. Etc. Ecological and economical or more Big Brother? Also neighbors spying and reporting on alleged crimes - nothing could go wrong there. picked by bernardblack 1 year ago

John Wayne died of stomach cancer on June 11, 1979. He requested his tombstone read "Feo, Fuerte y Formal," a Spanish epitaph meaning he was ugly, strong, and had dignity. May he rest in peace. picked by ReBoot 3 years ago

A 12-person Sea Shepherd crew quietly landed on the ice of the Gulf of St. Lawrence with three Jetranger helicopters today to plant 500 fake baby seals on the ice.

"Our objective is to place decoys for the sealers from the Magdalen Islands into clubbing the fake seals and not the real seals," said Captain Paul Watson. picked by Doggylives 8 months ago

"The baby harp seals of the world have now found at least one civilized place on this planet to be born where they can be spared the greed and cruelty of humankind.
The Russian government has banned the hunting of baby harp seals in the regions surrounding the White Sea."

*yes, the theme pic is intentionally extra cute. picked by palmieres 9 months ago

Federal protected elephant seals shot to death on their breeding grounds. Initial investigations indicate it was probably at close range, with a high powered weapon.

I hope they bust whoever did this. I visited this rookery about 2 months ago. picked by maven 2 years ago

John S. Barry, an executive who masterminded the spread of WD-40, the petroleum-based lubricant and protectant created for the space program, into millions of American households, died on July 3 in the La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego. He was 84. picked by nateebiinature 4 months ago

Although it makes global headlines, many people are uninformed of the actual logistics of Canada's annual Atlantic Seal Hunt. This article clears much of the hype surrounding the seal hunt.
Those pictures of little baby white seals getting clubbed? They're all older than 20 years. picked by tundramonkey 3 years ago