Northern Elephant Seal

Northern Elephant Seal

Mirounga angustirostris

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
0–10% · With luck
overall probability at Redwood National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
20–30
Apr
0–10
May
10–20
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
2 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
3 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
0–10%
4 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
5 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
0–10%
6 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Northern Elephant Seal in Redwood National Park?

About 7% of visitor-days record a Northern Elephant Seal sighting in Redwood National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Northern Elephant Seal in Redwood National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Northern Elephant Seal in Redwood National Park in our monthly data.

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