Protecting remaining strongholds and minimising human impacts on food sources will be crucial to avoiding further population decline of this remarkable creature.

New research suggests a distinct lineage of elephant seals were well established in New Zealand at the time of human arrival.

Elephant seals likely expanded from ice-free refuges ... increasing the distance between breeding grounds on the island and feeding grounds at sea. This has affected the colony's stability in ...

A mummified southern elephant seal found on the Victoria Land Coast ... the distance between breeding grounds on the island and feeding grounds at sea. This has affected the colony's stability ...

Southern elephant seals are the 'canary in the coal mine' for the Southern Ocean, offering insight into how the ecosystem may react to future climate change and human impact, new research shows.

In this time they will not feed or return to the sea for fear of ... To film with Patagonia’s desert elephant seals was a true privilege and one that I will never forget.

Young northern elephant seals can be seen in and around the Bay Area. The animals can be easily observed in their natural environment in three areas, and also at a marine-mammal rehabilitation ...