Neil the Seal has charmed Tasmania and millions online, but wildlife officials warn his overwhelming popularity could put ...

Neil the Seal became a social media sensation almost overnight. Neil is a 5-year-old male southern elephant seal who weighs ...

He also offers valuable lessons about how humans can interact – safely and responsibly – with marine wildlife.

Tasmania's Neil the seal heads out to sea Tasmania's Neil the seal heads out to sea This week, Tasmania's well-known elephant seal, Neil, weighed in at a hefty 2,200 pounds and has left the shores of ...

Without so much as a wave of his flipper, Neil the boisterous young elephant seal departed Tasmania this week, leaving behind a legion of fans – and questions about what happens when he gets even ...

June 30 (UPI) --Experts at a California state park said a seal spotted with a mysterious purple hue got its unusual coloration from algae. The elephant seal was seen recently at Año Nuevo State Park's ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

The spring months bring more seals to Piedras Blancas than even the winter breeding season. All 5,000 or so adult females return, along with the same number or so non-breeding juveniles. It’s the ...

Tim Fang is a digital producer at CBS Bay Area. A Bay Area native, Tim has been a part of the CBS Bay Area newsroom for more than two decades and joined the digital staff in 2006. The preserve and ...

SANTA CRUZ — The Marine Mammal Center received multiple reports of a northern elephant seal pup on two different Santa Cruz beaches earlier this month. The sightings were the first reports of the ...

PESCADERO, Calif. (KRON) — More than two dozen elephant seals have tested positive for avian influenza since the outbreak at Año Nuevo State Park on the San Mateo County coast began in February, ...