Drakes Beach in the Point Reyes National Seashore is temporarily closed to accommodate elephant seals that have set up camp for the breeding season. The annual ritual has brought at least 30 males ...

The first elephant seal pup of the breeding season appeared on the south beach of the Piedras Blancas viewpoint on Dec. 8. Sharp-eyed Kris Clifford noticed the pup on the Friends of the Elephant ...