elephant seals

Central Coast elephant seals were hit hard by the winter storm, but the species itself is doing well

Christine Heinrichs

The atmospheric rivers that doused California didn’t just affect people and property — they also poured down on the elephant seals that come ashore on Central Coast beaches.

Environment and Energy

Marine Mammal Center in urgent need of volunteers ahead of seal pupping season on the Central Coast

Amanda Wernik

As seal pupping season approaches, the Marine Mammal Center’s Morro Bay field office is in urgent need of new volunteers.

Marine Mammal Center volunteers assist in a seal rescue

Volunteers needed for care and rescue as seal pupping season begins on California coast

Rachel Showalter

Volunteers can assist in rescue and response as well as animal care for seal pups that are experiencing malnutrition, illness or infections.

Environment and Energy

Volunteers needed for care and rescue as seal pupping season begins on California coast

Rachel Showalter

Volunteers can assist in rescue and response as well as animal care for seal pups that are experiencing malnutrition, illness or infections.

Environment and Energy

Human "helping" a danger for beached marine mammals

It’s pupping season on the Central Coast for animals like seals and sea lions, but some marine mammal mothers are abandoning their pups because of human…

Tall Ship Lady Washington enters Morro Bay Harbor

Travel

California Coast winter getaways to Morro Bay and realm of North Coast elephant seals

Tom Wilmer

Join the conversation dockside at Morro Bay Harbor with Jennifer Little of Discover Morro Bay Tourism Bureau, Mark Elterman with California Highway 1…

King tides pose danger for newly born elephant seal pups

The highest and lowest tides of the year are peaking Wednesday morning along the Central Coast. They're known as King Tides and could cause some minor…