A Harp seal who was recovering nicely at a NJ marine mammal stranding center after being rescued from a beach, has suddenly died.

A 154-pound harp seal was hauled out of Brant Beach in Long Beach Island on March 8. In a post on Facebook, the MMSC said the seal's behavior on the beach was observed for 24 hours by the ...

MMSC received a call on March 7 that a large adult male Harp seal hauled out on Brant ... certified Stranding Volunteers observed the seal's behavior for 24 hours. When the seal did not move ...

We examined behavioral responses from 4 pinniped species: bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus), ringed seal (Pusa hispida), harp seal (Pagophilus groenlandicus), and hooded seal (Crystophora cristata), ...

Marine Mammal Stranding Center says the seal was admitted to the hospital on Feb. 19 after it was found consuming beach on the sand in Middletown.