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

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

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

Harassing marine mammals in California is illegal, and those convicted can face fines of more than $36,000 and up to a year ...

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 ...

The first northern elephant seal pup of the season was born Sunday on Drakes Beach, officials said. The National Parks ...

It’s bull elephant seals’ turn to take over the beach at the Piedras Blancas rookery north of San Simeon. The big male elephant seals are here to rest and shed their skin in July and August, the ...

Authorities in California are searching for two people who were seen throwing rocks at an elephant seal on a National Park ...

For the first time, scientists have recorded brain activity in a free-ranging, wild marine mammal, revealing the sleep habits of elephant seals during the months they spend at sea. The new findings, ...

A camera caught two visitors pelting an elephant seal with rocks at Point Reyes National Seashore, the National Park Service said. A livestream video showed two people hurling rocks toward an elephant ...

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