The 2023 H5N1 avian influenza outbreak caused severe mortality among Patagonian southern elephant seals, particularly adult females, leading to a 67% decline in reproductive females by 2024.

pumas hunt in snowy mountains, rockhopper penguins brave the waves, giant stag beetles climb trees, orcas learn to hunt, and elephant seals fight for dominance on the coast.

ginormous elephant seals clashing for dominance; and even a matriarch orca showing her family how to catch seals by beaching themselves. RELATED: The Americas Explained: The Secret Lives of the 9 ...

A Spanish aquatic park which authorities prevented from taking in two orcas from a shuttered French attraction that was criticised by animal rights groups denied on Friday it was unfit to shelter them ...

In a special Eye on Northwest Politics this week, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek discussed everything from how President Trump’s tariffs and executive orders affect the state, to her agenda on ...

“It is getting to the point where elephant seal pups and sea lion pups are stranding now in high numbers,” Warner said. To bring the animals back to health, the Marine Mammal Care Center works ...

Sound designer David Farmer of Novato, who recorded elephant seal vocalizations at The Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito, Calif. that were used in the Lord of the Rings movies. (courtesy of David ...

“It is getting to the point where elephant seal pups and sea lion pups are stranding now in high numbers,” Warner said. To bring the animals back to health, the Marine Mammal Care Center works ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Local experts are cautioning beachgoers to “share the shore” after a young elephant seal was found lounging on the Seaside beach Tuesday morning. According to the ...

Economic activity ceased in 1877, when the trade in elephant seal oil was ended and the human population of sealers left the islands. But it is still home to a thriving king penguin species ...