Ano Nuevo scientists and elephant seals 2026 (IMAGE)

University of California - Davis

Ano Nuevo scientists and elephant seals 2026

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Researchers wearing personal protective gear overlook the seal colony at California's Año Nuevo Natural Reserve on Feb. 24, 2026. They are collecting observational data to continue a long-term dataset, including information about individually flipper-tagged northern elephant seals and their symptoms.

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Frans Lanting for Beltran Lab/UC Santa Cruz/NMFS permit 28742/www.lanting.com

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