Southern Elephant Seal

Closest Relatives at Península Valdés

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	80–90%
2	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	10–20%
3	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
4	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
5	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
6	Tierra del Fuego National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data
7	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	Insufficient data
8	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
9	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Southern Elephant Seal in Península Valdés?

About 85% of visitor-days record a Southern Elephant Seal sighting in Península Valdés, based on 146 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Southern Elephant Seal in Península Valdés?

January has the highest sighting rate for Southern Elephant Seal in Península Valdés in our monthly data.