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Check out the May 2026 Elephant Seal Express
Take a look at the latest Elephant Seal Express.. This month, we’re celebrating the power of observation — and the extraordinary stories revealed through community science at Piedras Blancas. From rare tag resightings to early morning colony counts, every sighting...
Recent news about H5N1-HPAI (avian influenza or bird flu) in marine mammals
UPDATE: 05/12/2026: (From the Institute for Pandemic Insights at University of California, Davis) The HPAI H5N1 outbreak in marine mammals in California, which occurred between February 12 and March 24, 2026, is now officially over, with no new positive cases found in...
#MoltingMiroungas: Learn about Molting Elephant Seals (in 15 languages!)
The Docents/Guides at the Elephant Seal Rookery frequently welcome visitors from all over the world to Piedras Blancas. In a multi-year project, the Friends of the Elephant Seal has collected a fantastic collection of native language speakers presenting seasonal facts...
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