Mirounga (Elephant Seals) — Where Wildlife

Species in this group

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LC

Mirounga leonina

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

LC

Mirounga angustirostris

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%

Jan

~40%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~40%

May

~40%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~40%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Elephant Seals

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	~90%
	Southern Elephant Seal			~90%
2	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~20%
	Northern Elephant Seal			~20%
3	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~20%
	Southern Elephant Seal			Insufficient data
4	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Northern Elephant Seal			~10%
5	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Southern Elephant Seal			~10%
6	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~10%
	Southern Elephant Seal			~10%
7	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~10%
	Northern Elephant Seal			~10%
8	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Northern Elephant Seal			~10%
9	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Northern Elephant Seal			Insufficient data
10	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~10%
	Southern Elephant Seal			~10%
11	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~10%
	Northern Elephant Seal			~10%
12	Tierra del Fuego National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	~10%
	Southern Elephant Seal			Insufficient data
13	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~10%
	Southern Elephant Seal			Insufficient data
14	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Southern Elephant Seal			Insufficient data
15	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	<5%
	Southern Elephant Seal			Insufficient data
16	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	<5%
	Southern Elephant Seal			Insufficient data

Elephant Seals

Species in this group

Southern Elephant Seal

Northern Elephant Seal

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Elephant Seals

Parks Ranked