H5N1 bird flu is devastating marine mammals in the Southern Hemisphere, with some elephant seal colonies suffering up to 97% pup mortality since 2022. Breeding elephant seals on South Georgia Island ...

A malnourished sea lion pup that was rescued from a jetty on Dockweiler State Beach near the Los Angeles International Airport on April 17 was recently released back into the wild, the Marine Mammal ...

Most seals give birth to a pup around the same time each year, and wean them and send them on their way within 12 months in an annual cycle. Australian sea lions are different. They have an 18-month ...

Here's what to look for if you are visiting a local elephant seal beach.

SANTA CRUZ — The Marine Mammal Center received multiple reports of a northern elephant seal pup on two different Santa Cruz beaches earlier this month. The sightings were the first reports of the ...

This season’s Piedras Blancas elephant seal pups are now independent seals. Their mothers weaned them, abruptly, and left on their short spring migration. It’s on the pups now to develop the swimming ...

The air crackled with excitement all week. Docents messaged each other, watching over a pregnant seal squirming on the beach. Soon, soon, the first pup would arrive. 'Tis the season! After a long day ...