The Alaska SeaLife Center (ASLC) is now caring for a total of six harbor seal pups after the admission of several new patients in recent weeks. While one recent patient unfortunately had to be euthanized after several days of intensive veterinary care, the other pups are responding positively to individualized treatment and close monitoring from the veterinary and animal care teams.

The Alaska SeaLife Center is seeking an experienced Executive Vice President to serve as the organization’s senior operational leader and a strategic partner to the President and CEO.
To support this important leadership search, the Alaska SeaLife Center has retained Heather Campbell and Kay Linder, Partners within ThinkingAhead Executive Search, as recruitment partners.

The Alaska SeaLife Center (ASLC) admitted two harbor seal pups to the Wildlife Response Program last week, both making the nearly 300-mile trip to the ASLC by a local Seward pilot who volunteered to pick up and transport the seals from the remote location.

NOAA Fisheries collaborated with the Alaska SeaLife Center and Alaska Veterinary Pathology Services to perform a necropsy on a deceased fin whale over to determine the cause of death.

The Alaska SeaLife Center (ASLC) admitted the first harbor seal pup of the season to the Wildlife Response Program on May 11, 2026. The male pup, estimated to be under one week old, was spotted alone on South Kenai Beach in Kenai, Alaska, with no adult seals nearby. Concerned community members contacted the Alaska SeaLife Center’s Stranded Marine Animal Hotline (1-888-774-7325) to report the animal and seek assistance. The ASLC team evaluated the situation and found the pup’s condition to be concerning, with the animal appearing orphaned, malnourished, and dehydrated.