Mar 21, 2025 · BRIGANTINE — Some sad news out of Brigantine. A Harp seal that was recovering at the Marine Mammal Stranding Center after being rescued from a beach in Middletown in February, has died. The seal ...

May 31, 2018 · Last Friday, a dead harp seal pup was found on the island of Skye and brought to the Scottish Marine Animal Stranding Scheme, a government-funded organization that investigates mortality in...

May 31, 2018 · A small piece of plastic may have played a part in the death of a young harp seal found washed up on Skye, say scientists who examined the animal.

Jun 1, 2018 · A young harp seal that washed up dead on the Scottish island of Skye last Friday likely died of health complications after ingesting a small piece of plastic wrap, according to scientists who examined the animal.

The pup was found dead, but its body was transported to the Scottish Marine Animal Stranding Scheme. The organization investigates deaths of marine mammals found in Scottish waters. In the autopsy, the veterinarian found a small square of plastic in the animal’s stomach.

Feb 25, 2020 · The animal, a harp seal, was already dead and found on the shore. The seal was an adult, easily identified as such by the color and pattern on its body. Black harp-shaped markings on its back made it recognizable.

May 31, 2018 · A young Harp seal washed up dead on the coast of the Isle of Skye after swallowing a chunk of plastic it mistook for food. It stopped the stomach from operating properly and killed the rare...

Aug 9, 2018 · A young harp seal has been found dead on an Aberdeenshire beach just months after one was found in Skye. Harp seals are an Arctic animal and a rare visitor to Scottish waters.

Jun 1, 2021 · We harvested 10 harp seals Pagophilus groenlandicus and 8 hooded seals Cystophora cristata from the breeding grounds in the pack ice of the Greenland Sea. The digestive tract was inspected exclusively for the presence of macroplastics (>5 mm).

Jun 6, 2018 · As it would seem, this inconspicuously-small piece of plastic was enough to clog the harp seal’s stomach and prevent food from exiting into the intestines. The animal likely experienced a long and painful death associated with starvation from being unable to eat and digest its food correctly.