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...
COVID 19 Update-November 21, 2020 The Friends of the Elephant Seal Visitor Center and Gift Shop in San Simeon is open for local order pick-up and phone requests from 10 AM-2 PM daily with some holiday exceptions. You are welcome to shop online and arrange for local...
November 13, 2020 There’s lots of excitement at Piedras Blancas Northern Elephant Seal Rookery. The first bull (adult male elephant seal) has arrived for the Winter birthing and breeding season! Friends of the Elephant seal docent Max Fowles, sighted him this...
Juvenile northern elephant seals are on the beaches of the Piedras Blancas Northern Elephant Seal Rookery from September through November, for the Fall Haul-out. Take a look at these two informative new videos in the Friends of the Elephant Seal Virtual Field Trip...
History of the Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Colony Starting in the 1700s, the maritime fur trade of the Pacific Northwest depleted nearly all species of marine mammals including sea otters, whales, dolphins, seals and sea lions. Elephant seals were hunted almost to...
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