Southern Elephant Seal

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