Mother harbor seals raise their pups in nurseries—groups of mothers and their young—that help protect the seals from predators. Volunteers made their first Monterey County harbor seal pup rescue of 2019 at Carmel Beach on Thursday.

Harbor seal pups can swim at birth.

On May 3, the pup was found near a ferry terminal in Haines, Alaska by Haines Animal Rescue Kennel. All too often, a dependent pup is left to rest on its own on busy beaches or popular visiting areas, coinciding with Maine's tourism and coastal recreating season. They often haul out along the Pacific Coast from the Bering Sea to Baja California, sometimes in large numbers at established colony sites. The harbor seal’s diet consists mainly of fish, shellfish, and crustaceans. Harbor seals can be born as early as February in Baja California and as late as July in Europe. Harbor Seal Pup When you walk along a trail overlooking the numerous pocket beaches of Point Reyes, you may catch a glimpse of shy harbor seals (Phoca vitulina). Harbor seal pups typically stay with their mothers for around a month before weaning. Mothers give birth to one pup after a gestation period of 10 1/2 to 11 months. Three-day-old harbor seal pup makes remarkable recovery after beach stranding Maine Mammals of Maine plans to transfer the seal, found last week on Scarborough Beach, to a … The other, a female, was rescued near Lutak on Sunday. The pup was found alone on the sand and fortunately, citizens quickly called it … Two abandoned harbor seal pups were found on beaches near Haines last week. The seal pups average 2.5-3 feet (75-100 centimeters) in length and weigh between about 22 … The Alaska SeaLife Center (ASLC) admitted a female harbor seal pup into their Wildlife Response Program on May 4. They can also dive for up to 2 minutes when they are only 2 to 3 days old. One pup, a male, was found on Friday by Ron Jackson on the Chilkat Inlet beach near his house.