This time of year, young elephant
seals and harbor
seals are born on beaches up and down the California coast, and these
pups stay on the beach while their mothers nurse them for
about a month.
We are recruiting helpers for two periods; - late August to mid December: focus is elephant
seal breeding, killer whale predation on weaned elephant
seal pups, establishment of pairs and territories by skuas - mid December to late March: focus is elephant
seal moulting, genaral killer whale activity and behavior, intensive study of skuas behaviour and communication, monitoring of breeding of marine birds and raptors, collection of general environmental data Only applicants who can stay for a whole period (
about 3 months and a half) can be taken into consideration.