View of elephant seals and ocean at Piedras Blancas Rookery

Overview of elephant seal rookery at Piedras Blancas beaches and point in the distance, during the spring haul out. Northern elephant seals appeared here in 1990, and now approximately 25,000 return to its shores each year - a major marine mammal success story!

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Overview of elephant seal rookery at Piedras Blancas beaches and point in the distance, during the spring haul out. Northern elephant seals appeared here in 1990, and now approximately 25,000 return to its shores each year - a major marine mammal success story!