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

VASHON ISLAND, Wash. — A rare sighting on Vashon Island has beachgoers talking after a massive elephant seal was spotted this week molting along one of the island’s popular beaches. Tramp Harbor, ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Local experts are cautioning beachgoers to “share the shore” after a young elephant seal was found lounging on the Seaside beach Tuesday morning. According to the Seaside ...

Mature bull elephant seals, foraging at sea for the past ten or twelve weeks, will start arriving a tPiedras Blancas any day. They are at their biggest and loudest now. They are ready for action. The ...

Avian flu, also known as H5N1, spread through marine mammal colonies in Argentinian Patagonia in August 2023, nearly doubling the death rate among southern elephant seals in some areas. In a recent ...

A subadult male elephant seal can be seen near sea lions in October 2024. Subadult elephant seals and sea lions frequently intermingle at rookeries along Península Valdés in Argentina. Close contact ...

In October, Friends of the Elephant Seal docents saw a seal with an entanglement around his neck on the beach at Piedras Blancas. He was at the far south end, difficult to observe — but that plastic ...

Two people were seen on camera throwing rocks at an elephant seal on Point Reyes National Seashore, rangers say. JASON MOYER Unsplash A camera caught two visitors pelting an elephant seal with rocks ...

A subadult male elephant seal can be seen near sea lions. Subadult elephant seals and sea lions frequently intermingle at rookeries along Península Valdés in Argentina. Close contact between pinniped ...

Seals are semi-aquatic marine mammals. They’re also known as pinnipeds, which means ‘fin-footed’, referring to the large flippers they have for arms and legs. Combined with their streamlined, ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — A young elephant seal was found resting in the sun on Seaside Beach along the Oregon Coast. Seaside Aquarium said the seal is going through its annual molt, which is a normal process ...