Northern elephant seals are protected by federal law, and disturbing them during fasting and breeding can cause stress, ...

It's elephant seal mating and birthing season and people from all over are coming to the Central Coast to watch these large ...

Authorities in California are searching for two people who were seen throwing rocks at an elephant seal on a National Park Service property. Point Reyes National Seashore, located north of San ...

Researchers don’t often put electronic tags on elephant seal pups. At more than $3,000 per satellite tag, losses are just too high to risk the expensive technology. But in one recent case, it paid off ...

Returning to the same site to breed confers a risk of inbreeding with relatives, with the consequent genetic liabilities of ...

Hundreds of elephant seals lounged in the sunshine on a San Simeon beach on Thursday, occasionally rousing from their naps to toss sand on themselves or bark at passing tourists. Those who looked ...

Monarch as a weanling with her new tags in April 2023. Photo taken under NMFS permit 22187-04. Molly Murphy Researchers don’t often put electronic tags on elephant seal pups. At more than $3,000 per ...