Talk:Harbor seal

"North America"

The section "Harbor Seals in North America" is about the US. It mentions the Canadian coasts only tangentially, and does not mention Mexico whatsoever. There are 100 000 harbour seals on the BC coast and 20-30k in the Atlantic provinces. - http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/species-especes/profiles-profils/harbour-seal-phoque-commun-eng.html

Harbor seals also exist in lower numbers along Baja California. - https://aquaticmammalsjournal.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1560:the-pacific-harbor-seal-s-phoca-vitulina-richardii-breeding-colonies-in-mexico-abundance-and-distribution&catid=158&Itemid=326

It seems appropriate to either change the name to "Harbor Seals in the US" or add relevant information for Canada and Mexico. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Apex Editor (talk • contribs) 14:54, 22 May 2018 (UTC)

Are the invasive exotics?????

I really need to know Datijzmasder (talk) 09:53, 28 November 2018 (UTC)

I do not know would like to know though Datijzmasder (talk) 09:54, 28 November 2018 (UTC)

Very interesting subject Datijzmasder (talk) 09:54, 28 November 2018 (UTC)

What are they collectively known as?

I've seen a lot of articles written about animals and many have their proper collective noun, but this one is missing. I've no idea (that's how I got here) but just a suggestion if someone wants to throw it in.

The collective noun used for seals is "pod" although it is not used very often. Wevets (talk) 06:39, 19 October 2019 (UTC)

status outside America, cf. Europe++

We should include information about status in the eastern Atlantic and elsewhere. I could provide information, but I would need help with references jw (talk) 12:26, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

Where would you get the information? CMD (talk) 12:46, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

I'd get information from personal experience and familiarity with the subject, and various past readings. ... I am not willing to go into all the details of exhuming decades of reading, and conversations which referred to other readings; therefore I would need somebody else's help with references for the info. ~2026-31643-63 (talk) 21:14, 28 May 2026 (UTC)

Range incomplete

The picture of their range is incomplete. Perhaps it is only showing one of the subspecies. Here's an image from NOAA showing their more expansive range. I'd add this image, but I'm not sure of its licensing. Jollyette (talk) 04:49, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

The NOAA map may be more accurate around North America, but not in the NE Atlantic. The NOAA map erroneously includes the entire Baltic Sea and misses Svalbard. JakobT (talk) 10:26, 27 December 2024 (UTC)

haul-out on rocky areas ?

in many parts of its range, for example in the Eastern Atlantic = France, Waddenzee, ... (as evidenced if you look at the photos [Wikimedia category Phoca_vitulina_vitulina]), P.vitulina hauls out and rests on flat areas including beaches and estuarine mudflats. The statement in the article, 2nd paragraph, that haulout sites [are] generally rocky areas although ice, sand, and mud may also be used should be revised. ~2026-31643-63 (talk) 21:24, 28 May 2026 (UTC)