March 12, 2020 — The following was released by NOAA Fisheries:
While we’re used to seeing harbor and gray seals in New England, we occasionally get seal visitors from the Arctic. In late winter, it’s not unusual—though it is rare—to see harp seals on our beaches.
Sometimes well-meaning people come across these seals and, while wanting to help them, do exactly the things that cause these animals stress.
Find out more about these seals, and what you should do — and not do — if you come across one on the beach.