These real-life animal politicians held mayoral titles, raised money, and even stirred international controversy.

The state and the North Slope Borough had been seeking to compel NMFS to delist ringed seals, meaning remove the threatened ...

Photographer unexpectedly captures this rare sighting.

WWF works to sustain the natural world for the benefit of people and wildlife, collaborating with partners from local to ...

This video shows a small animal being naturally cute with no effort. Its gestures are light, honest, and heartwarming.

National Geographic photographer Brian Skerry has logged more than 10,000 hours under water—but he's never before snapped a ...

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today upheld a rejection of the state of Alaska’s petition to strip the Arctic ringed ...

But recent monitoring surveys of the species conducted by fisheries biologists from the California Department of Fish and ...

Alaska bid to scrap endangered species protections for the Arctic ringed seal failed Friday after a federal appeals court ruled the National Marine Fisheries Service reasonably considered new climate ...

A U.S. district court has affirmed a deadline for NOAA Fisheries to release a decision on whether Alaska Chinook salmon should be protected under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) after the agency ...

The majestic ocean creatures are still recovering from a massive die-off in 2019-23 that is estimated to have cut their ...

Pacific sleeper sharks were spotted in the South China Sea - 1,800 miles from home - offering new clues about deep-ocean behavior.