After nursing injured baby seal 'Arcadia' back to health, National Aquarium staff released her back into the waters at Assateague Island.

A young grey seal pup rescued earlier this year has been successfully released back into the wild, marking a milestone for ...

Arcadia,” a female grey seal was found stranded in Ocean City on March 13 of this year, has been released at Assateague ...

Seals belong to a large clade of semi-aquatic animals called Pinnipeds. This clade also includes sea lions and walruses.

The gray seals were released from crates at Wuskenau Town Beach in Rhode Island. They were rehabilitated by Mystic Aquarium's Animal Rescue Program.

"It's really fun to see these big, charming animals right in our bay ... Islanders aren't as enchanted with seals as others. Seals eat a lot of fish, causing concern for some fishermen.

“The reality of working with stranded animals can ... aquarium said. Gray seals are found in coastal waters across the North Atlantic Ocean and typically feast on fish, crustaceans, squid ...

It's not unusual, she says, to get a call about a grey seal turning ... He ate half of the fish." The Mystic Aquarium's policy is to let those who found a rescued animal bestow a name upon it.

Aquarium spokesperson Cat McElhaney told NPR over email that the seal is "bright and alert, and showing interest in fish, though he ... Mystic Aquarium animal rescue technician Francesca Battaglia ...