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June 30, 2026
Local Volunteer Pilot Helps ASLC Admit Two Orphaned Harbor Seal Pups from Cordova, Alaska

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.
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June 22, 2026
Alaska SeaLife Center Participates in Seward Fin Whale Necropsy

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.
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May 22, 2026
First Harbor Seal Pup of the Season Admitted from Kenai, Alaska

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.
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January 30, 2026
ASLC Provides Care in a Rare Ringed Seal Response Case

The Alaska SeaLife Center (ASLC) and multiple partners responded to a male ringed seal that was found out of his habitat on an oilfield in Alaska’s Beaufort Sea on Dec. 17, 2025. This is the Center’s first ringed seal response in over four years and one of only 30 ringed seals admitted in the Center’s more than 25-year history, making the case exceptional for the ASLC Wildlife Response Program.
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November 17, 2025
Back-to-Back Rescues Bring Two Orphaned Sea Otter Pups to ASLC for Rehabilitation

The Alaska SeaLife Center (ASLC) recently admitted two orphaned northern sea otter pups rescued from the Homer area within a two-week span. With these two newest sea otter patients, the Alaska SeaLife Center is now caring for four orphaned sea otter pups. The wildlife response program has seen an uptick in orphaned, injured, and deceased sea otter reports across the state this year, and the ASLC continues to run tests to better understand what is impacting the wild populations.
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