Leptospirosis study on California sea lions

Leptospirosis is a disease caused by pathogenic spirochetes and is
known to cause mortality in California sea lions (and many other animals).
Researchers from UCLA and The Marine Mammal Center are studying this
disease in sea lions at Año Nuevo Island.  They have already discovered
that ~40% of sea lions are carrying Leptospira without symptoms.  Their
ongoing work will help us understand the cyclic dynamics of this disease.

Click Here to read their recent scientific publication!

Another Post-Breeding Elephant Seal Migration Begins!

Researchers in Dan Costa's lab at UC Santa Cruz are deploying
another set of tracking tags on adult female northern elephant seals.
These tags track their movements and diving behavior while the seals
are foraging far out in the north Pacific.  Satellite tags allow researchers
to track the seals in real-time.  Please follow the link below to view
the live data!



http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/?project_id=971