Changing environmental conditions may threaten marine mammal populations by making it harder to find prey, and a new study shows how small, gradual reductions in prey could have profound implications ...

What is the African elephant? African elephants are the largest land animals on Earth. They are slightly larger than their Asian cousins and can be identified by their larger ears that look somewhat ...

A new study based on four decades of data from the elephant seal colony at Año Nuevo Reserve has enabled researchers to disentangle the effects of environmental conditions, population density, and ...

A female northern elephant seal with her pup on the beach at Año Nuevo Reserve. (Photo by Dan Costa) Changing environmental conditions may threaten marine mammal populations by making it harder to ...