Freed from the plastic packing strap that was slowly strangling her, the elephant seal known as “Necklace” rested peacefully on the beach at Piedras Blancas this week before apparently leaving for her ...

It's birthing and mating season for elephant seals at Point Reyes. Beach closures are in effect to help protect nursing pups. Point Reyes officials recently celebrated the area's first pup birth this ...

The first elephant seal pup of the breeding season appeared on the south beach of the Piedras Blancas viewpoint on Dec. 8. Sharp-eyed Kris Clifford noticed the pup on the Friends of the Elephant Seal ...

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 ...

An elephant seal pup marks the first of the season born at Point Reyes National Seashore in Northern California, rangers reported. “Welcome to the world little one!” rangers said in a Dec. 22 ...

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Necklace, an elephant seal with plastic wrapped around her neck, rests on the beach at high tide on May 6, 2024. A Marine Mammal Center team was able to remove the plastic after isolating and sedating ...