We’ve been #watchingthoseweanlings with our docents who have shared their best images of this season’s pups. Many thanks to Phil Arnold and Max Fowles for their beautiful imagery. Join the Friends of the Elephant Seal in celebrating the success of the 2021...
As the Winter birthing and breeding season comes to an end at the Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery, the beaches are crowded with weaned pups, called weanlings. These adorable boys and girls are resting, playing, and learning to swim before they head out on their...
Watch this incredible video NOW on the Friends of the Elephant Seal YouTube page. This 7-minute video captures the dramatic birth of a northern elephant seal pup at Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal rookery on December 31, 2020. A large elephant seal pup was born...
Big news at Piedras Blancas south beach. The first pup of the season is now on the south beach. Mom and pup are doing well and resting. READ MORE about birthing on our website.Winners in our First Pup contest!We have winners who predicted the correct date! George...
Support the Friends of the Elephant Seals in protecting the “bachelor” elephant seals at William R. Hearst Memorial Beach in San Simeon Dozens of displaced male seals seek refuge every year at William R. Hearst Memorial Beach. They are driven off the...
