Tag: elephant seals

• Monday, November 17th 2025 - 21:16 UTC

  Avian flu decimates seal elephant population in South Georgia; few survivors emerge in Uruguayan beaches

  

  In the last few months there have been at least twenty incidents of elephant seals emerging along Uruguayan beaches, both females and males, and allegedly they belong to “deep South species”, according to local environmental and animal protection organizations such as “FaunaMarinaSOS”.

• Thursday, November 21st 2024 - 10:00 UTC

  Drones and images from space to count elephant seals in South Georgia

  

  A team of researchers are using drones and satellite images from space to count southern elephant seals on the sub-Antarctic Island of South Georgia. Using remotely piloted aerial systems (RPAS) to capture detailed ‘on the ground’ photos; the team will compare these with satellite imagery taken from space. This work will update the last island-wide census, conducted nearly 30-years ago.