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Guadalupe fur seals continue to recover as new colony discovered
New colony of Guadalupe fur seals discovered on El Farallón de San Ignacio Island, Gulf of California
Scientists to monitor site
Scientists want to monitor the seals’ growth, body conditions, age and sex-composition, and breeding potential, to ensure that this vulnerable species continues to escape extinction.Photo: Andrew Trites
Another established resting site
Now another established resting or “haul-out” site has been found on El Fallarón de San Ignacio Island on the eastern side of the Gulf of California. Photo: Jorge Paul Orduño García
Only one breeding location
There is only breeding location for these seals on Guadalupe Island, in the Pacific Ocean, with another established haul-out nearby on the San Benito Islands. Photo: Jorge Paul Orduño García