Piedras Blancas is four miles north of Hearst Castle along Highway 1. You could visit in one long day but better if you could make it ...

A year after an outbreak of H5N1 killed thousands of elephant seals in Argentina, only about a third of the seals normally expected here returned, scientists estimate. The sounds of barking ...

A mutant strain of H5N1 avian flu has crossed over to infect elephant seals, killing almost all pups in last year's breeding season It's another sign of how dangerous the virus might prove in mammals, ...

In October, Friends of the Elephant Seal docents saw a seal with an entanglement around his neck on the beach at Piedras Blancas. He was at the far south end, difficult to observe — but that ...

The H5N1 strain of avian flu is now passing easily among South America's elephant seals and drastically cutting herd populations, a new report finds. "It is likely that more than half of the ...

On occasion, elephant seals breed among sea lions. Here, an adult male elephant seal and a female with her black-coated pup ...

A subadult male elephant seal can be seen near sea lions in October 2024. Subadult elephant seals and sea lions frequently intermingle at rookeries along Península Valdés in Argentina.

A subadult male elephant seal can be seen near sea lions in October 2024. Subadult elephant seals and sea lions frequently intermingle at rookeries along Península Valdés in Argentina. Close contact ...

A mutant strain of H5N1 avian flu has crossed over to infect elephant seals, killing almost all pups in last year's breeding season It's another sign of how dangerous the virus might prove in ...