It may be cold outside, but the action on the Jersey Shore is heating up. Seals making their annual migration are once again using New Jersey’s sandy beaches as rest stops on the journey. But some of the animals coming ashore need a little help from the experts at the Marine Mammal Stranding Center in Brigantine.

So far this season, volunteers with the center have taken in a trio of stranded seals, including one that appears to have survived a shark attack. The center’s goal is to nurse the animals back to health and return them to the sea. It’s work they’ve done since 1978. Experts urge anyone who happens upon seals on the beach to give the animals at least 150 feet of space for the safety of the animals and humans alike.