The sightings were the first reports of the animals in Santa Cruz since an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza began in a colony of elephant seals at Año Nuevo State Beach.

Researchers are on high alert monitoring the local Piedras Blancas elephant seal rookery - though there is good news.

An elephant seal pup suffering with a fishing hook caught in its mouth is now in the care of wildlife experts after being ...

Experts are closely monitoring the marine animals, flagging mortalities and advising beach visitors to take extra precautions ...

Wildlife experts reduced an elephant seal pup with a fishing hook caught in its mouth at Hope Ranch Beach in Santa Barbara County on March 13. The seal pup was taken to the Channel Islands Marine and ...

Every year from late December through March, scientists from the Beltran and Costa labs at UC Santa Cruz set out for the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park. There, thousands of elephant ...

An elephant seal pup was rescued at a beach in Santa Barbara after biting down on a fishing lure. Veterinarians removed the ...

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 ...

A charming image of two southern elephant seal pups in a Falklands rock pool has earned Australian photographer Matty Smith ...