Welcome to the world little one!" The Point Reyes National Seashore celebrated its first elephant seal birth of the season.

Some call them losers — but any seal that lives long enough to be a contender is a success, one columnist writes.

Elephant seals have returned to Drakes Beach at Point Reyes, where viewing areas are open from 10 AM to 4 PM for safe ...

With Drakes Beach becoming a popular breeding ground, parks officials have enacted seasonal closures, which this season began ...

On December 31, 2024, in Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina, @guardavidas.mogotes shared a video of an elephant seal resting on the beach. The elephant seal is seen relaxing near beach chairs, and ...

Buenos Aires, Argentina - December 31, 2024 On December 31, 2024, in Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina, @guardavidas.mogotes shared a video of an elephant seal resting on the beach. The elephant ...

Every year, more than 5,000 pups are born at the Piedras Blancas rookery from mid-December to early February, according to Christine Heinrichs, who is a docent for the nonprofit Friends of the ...

“The unpredictable nature of elephant seal behavior, coupled with potential impacts to their health and well-being, means that sometimes the best way to protect wildlife and visitors is to ...

At birth, elephant seal pups weigh about 70 pounds and are about 3 feet long. At Piedras Blancas, 90% of the pups survive their three-month youth and make their journey to the ocean, she wrote.

Once driven to the brink of extinction, the elephant seals of the California coast now have a crucial haven in the form of ...