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Bird Flu Wiped Out Nearly Half of the Females in the World’s Largest Elephant Seal Population, Drone Images Suggest

Scientists recorded a 47 percent drop in breeding females in South Georgia’s three largest elephant seal colonies after bird ...
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Elephant seal pups are back at the beach. Here’s where to see them in SLO County

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 ...

Bird Flu Ravaged the World’s Largest Elephant Seal Population, Study Finds

After the H5N1 virus hit the remote island of South Georgia in 2023, more than 50,000 breeding females may have disappeared.

Elephant seal bulls could arrive on SLO County shores any day now. What to know

Friends of the Elephant Seal is even holding a contest to guess when the first bull will arrive for the breeding season.
WTEN

‘How did you get here?’ A large elephant seal is found lumbering along a South African street

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A large elephant seal took a wrong turn and was seen lumbering along a street in a coastal town in South Africa early Tuesday, surprising residents and inspiring a ...
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'World-class elephant seal athletes': Friends of the Elephant Seal debut new exhibit at Visitor Center

Sophia is your community news reporter covering the North Coast of San Luis Obispo County, including Los Osos, Morro Bay, Cayucos, Cambria and San Simeon. What do elephant seals and Olympic athletes ...
The Telegraph

‘How did you get here?’ A large elephant seal is found lumbering along a South African street

Members of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) watch an elephant seal cornered on a street in Gordon's Bay, near Cape Town, South Africa, Tuesday, May 27, 2025. (AP Photo) CAPE ...