It’s been a relatively quiet year for the northern elephant seals of Whidbey, but they’ve had many antics in the past.

Ferocious human-like monsters that battle hobbits and heroes in the blockbuster film “The Fellowship of the Ring” owe their voices to a serendipitous drive into the fog-swept Marin Headlands and a Bay ...

One of my favorite family traditions is driving out to Point Reyes National Seashore to see migratory elephant seals early every February at the peak of pupping season, when the population tops out ...

Ferocious human-like monsters in the blockbuster film “The Fellowship of the Ring” owe their voices to a serendipitous drive in the Marin Headlands and a Novato sound designer attuned to unusual ...

The pups born this season at Piedras Blancas have been weaned. They’ve developed skills to survive, and many have left the beach on their first migration. Some can’t quite make it in the ocean, ...