by Bethany Smith | Sep 9, 2022
HSWRI joined a group of 800 researchers to study how changes in the environment cause fluctuations in the abundance, growth patterns, life histories, and behavior of Antarctic animals. We focused on the four species of Antarctic pack ice seals (crabeater, leopard,...
by Bethany Smith | Sep 9, 2022
Using new tracking technology, we discovered that elephant seals returned to the same foraging areas during post-breeding and post-molt movements, documenting the first double migration for any animal. Elephant seals traveled a whopping 21,000 km (13,000 miles)...
by Bethany Smith | Sep 8, 2022
Elephant seals are considered sentinel species, meaning they can detect risks to humans and provide warning of danger. By tracking the population of elephant seals in the California Channel Islands through population surveys from 1958 to 1978, we can measure how...
