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Seals
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Elephant Seal Curriculum Site 
 This site is a university-sponsored curriculum resource for high school teachers, based on elephant seal studies. Features videos (such as an introductory video with "footage of harems, shark predation, fighting males and females, mating, birth, death and migration"), student activities on reproduction and adaptations, images, and maps. From the National Science Foundation and California State University (CSU) Monterey Bay. Note: not recently updated and many of the links are dead. http://essp.csumb.edu/eseal/ Topics: Mammals Last updated Mar 18, 2009 Elephant Seals: Ano Nuevo State Reserve
Great basic information about elephant seals, geared to visitors who want to tour or make reservations at the 4,000-acre elephant seal breeding grounds near Santa Cruz, California. Includes a webcam and links to pages on birds of the region and information on the history, geology, land, and marine animals of the area. http://www.parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=1115 Topics: Animals, Biology, Mammals Last updated Mar 9, 2009 Friends of the Elephant Seal
Website for this organization "promoting stewardship and understanding of the rich marine life and unique marine environment of the [California] Central Coast," with special emphasis on the elephant seal. Features background and images of elephant seals (sometimes called "E-seals"), and information about the Piedras Blancas elephant seal rookery and other marine mammals (such as California sea lions, harbor seals, sea otter, and whales). Includes links to related sites. http://www.elephantseal.org/index.htm Topics: Mammals Last updated Mar 18, 2009 Saving Harp Seals
Starting in 2004, the Canadian government "plans to expand the seal hunt and permit the deliberate culling of nearly one million seals over three years." This site features seal hunt facts and news, information about a campaign to save the seals, and photos and videos of the seals. From the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW). Note: Viewer discretion is advised for the hunting images. http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw/general/default.aspx?oid=21446 Topics: Animals, Environment, Mammals, Outdoor Recreation, Pets, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photograph Collections: Regional Last updated Apr 7, 2004 |
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