Año Nuevo seals in Canada!

Elephant seals are being seen more often on the
beaches in Canada. Click here for more info.

This past molting season, biologist Paul Cottrell
(Fisheries and Oceans Canada) found ~40 individuals.
At least two of them (both juveniles) were carrying
green flipper tags from Año Nuevo!  Observations like
these help scientists learn about movement and
demographic patterns.

UPDATE:  Check out the amazing website set up by the
researchers at Race Rocks... including webcams!
http://www.racerocks.ca/wp/home/

Photos of elephant seal prey!

UC Santa Cruz collaborators attached small customized infrared cameras
to the head of elephant seals and captured these images of two prey species.
These fish were captured at more than 500 meters in depth far offshore
in the northeast Pacific and represent the first glimpse of elephant seal
feeding behavior!

Click here for the full scientific paper!

UCSC marine mammals class visits Año Nuevo

The UC Santa Cruz "biology of marine mammals"

class taught by Jen Maresh visited Año Nuevo

today to see the last few molting male elephant seals.