Sentences with phrase «own seal colony»

Next, a boat journey of varying length, spray - filled, banging about on the waves, passing offshore seal colonies, sighting dolphins and, on one occasion, a basking shark.

But a big portion of their diet comes from cleaning up after the fur seal colony on the island.

In recent years, white sharks have been increasingly associated with the return of gray seal colonies off the coast of Massachusetts.

Over several years studying an elephant seal colony in Año Nuevo State Park, California, the researchers were able to recognize many of the individual animals just by the rhythm of their voices, he says.

Now Peter Shaughnessy and other scientists from CSIRO have found 30 fur seal colonies along the southern coastline — 18 more than were known previously.

Biosamples and observations from Weddell Seal colonies in McMurdo Sound during the 2015 - 2016 Antarctic field season

Just offshore from The Nobbies are Seal Rocks, home to Australia's largest Australian fur seal colony.

Join a naturalist for a walk along coastal cliffs, or journey into Flinders Chase National Park to see some of the island's natural icons: the Remarkable Rocks and Admirals Arch, home to a fur seal colony.

Cape Cross, on the Atlantic coast, has enormous seal colonies.

On our very last day on the South Island of New Zealand we paid a visit to the Ohau Point Fur Seal Colony.

As a result, juveniles constitute approximately 80 % of the seal colony.

We'll travel by boat to remote Montague Island, stopping at a seal colony along the way.

What is known is that white sharks often cruise at depths of 10 feet to 60 feet, and prefer a rocky terrain, and often hunt near seal colonies where, McCosker says, they are attracted to the «smell of feces.»

Harbor seal colonies in the Bay Area are vulnerable to human disturbance, climate change and human - produced pollutants.

The park's task is to balance the expansion of the elephant seal colony while providing for the health of other species.

We will visit Talia Caves, Murphy's Haystacks and Point Labatt seal colony.

The adjacent State Parks have extensive docent programs (including docent lead tours to the elephant seal colony during the months of December through March in Ano Nuevo State Reserve), outreach and interpretive facilities, parking, and an on - site ranger presence to assist with management and enforcement.

A stroll along here to Seapark beach will almost guarantee you a sighting of the seal colonies that inhabit the nearby Copeland Islands, and if you're feeling really adventurous, try and make it to the beautiful strand at Helen's Bay.

The southern elephant seal is found in the Southern Hemisphere on islands such as South Georgia and Macquarie Island, and on the coasts of New Zealand, South Africa, and Argentina in the Peninsula Valdés, which is the fourth - largest elephant seal colony in the world.

This stretch of coastline is well known for its boisterous seal colonies and playful dolphin pods.

Highly recommend a trip to see the Elephant Seals at the Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Colony.

Seal colony, offshore from the cottages.

Often featured on wildlife documentaries, this large seal colony is home not only to hundreds of Cape Fur Seals, but also to that fearsome predator of the deep, the Great White Shark, who prowl the waters around the tiny island waiting for their chance.

Visit one of the world's largest elephant seal colonies in San Simeon.

Famous for its bird watching as 290 recorded species live there it is also famous for its 5000 strong seal colony.

Hike Routeburn Track Kepler Track Punakaiki Aoraki / Mt Cook National Park West Coast beaches and rainforests Franz Josef Glacier (with heli - hike option) To a fur seal colony in Kaikoura

Snorkel with the Cape fur seals in Robberg's marine protected area just off Robberg Nature Reserve, where a huge Cape fur seal colony now again lives (the seals were driven to the brink of extinction during the late 1800s and only began to re-colonise the site in the 1990s).

For a little more adventure, try the Akaroa Harbour Cruises which take you to see a Seal colony along with the opportunity to swim with Hectors dolphins.

Watch the baby seals play while the adults soak up the sun at the Kaikoura Seal Colony.

We went out to the point where there was another seal colony.

A beautiful swimming beach abuts the park, and the Marengo Reef Marine Sanctuary (ideal for snorkeling, diving and Kayaking), with its resident seal colony in full view.

You can swim with dolphins up close and at play, migrating whales in season, seal colonies and marine creatures in their natural environment.

Lazy Lobster is just 1 km from the beach, and the town offers various attractions and activities such as golfing, the Kleinzee Museum, the Buffels River estuary which offers a variety of birds for the birders, guests can visit the large seal colony, and guests can also go on a Kleinzee Shipwreck Tour, which also has a 4x4 option.

For example, you can spot Cape dwarf chameleon and the beautiful bird turaco in Kynsna; while Cape fur seal colonies make their homes in Plettenberg Bay.

In the Flinders Chase National Park we visit Rocky River, the Visitor Centre, Remarkable Rocks, Cape Du Coudic, Admirals Arch, New Zealand Fur Seal colony and view more kangaroos and Cape Barren Geese.

Wildlife Coast Cruises spectacular Seal Rocks Cruise takes you out to see one of Australia's largest fur seal colonies and is a highlight of any visit to Phillip Island.

An award winning company with experienced skippers we specialise in dolphin watching, whale watching and seal colony visits.

Day Two — Early start 0700, travel to Admirals Arch and the New Zealand fur seal colony.

Park staff are locating oiled birds reported near the elephant seal colony and one other location.

Walk along to the seal colony or take an optional seal swim or optional whale watching cruise or flight.

Where the sound reaches the Tasman Sea seal colonies lounge on the rocks.

A wayward elephant seal that had been attempting to cross Highway 37 near San Pablo Bay since Monday afternoon was sedated Tuesday by wildlife officials, who found the animal to be pregnant and announced plans to relocate her to an elephant seal colony along the Marin County coast.

The animal was to be immediately transported to Point Reyes National Seashore at Chimney Rock, where there is an established elephant seal colony, Rulli said.

There are fascinating rock pools to explore and the offshore reef is home to a seal colony.

Spot the fairy penguins and seal colonies, rainforest walks, fantastic beach walks and towering cliffs.

The Aussie wildlife here is everywhere: Kangaroos (hence the name), seal colonies, Koalas and Wombats.

This video chronicles a year in the life of the fast - growing elephant seal colony at Point Piedras Blancas, California.

Not exact matches

The first stop is a colony of elephant seals, and then there's there's a penguin rookery.

The divergent responses indicated that the seals were sensitive to both rhythmic and tonal characteristics when identifying potential rivals within the colony.

When it was completed, the facility became a controversial and broad experiment in hermetically sealed, self - sustained living with the aim of revealing how humans might fare on space colonies.