SAN SIMEON — Looking for ... As the herd grew, elephant seals began colonizing islands and mainland beaches as far north as Año Nuevo in San Mateo County and the Point Reyes National Seashore.

Año Nuevo is one of a few places along California’s coast where the seals come ashore in abundance to breed; the others are San Simeon ... viewing area in California.” Viewing elephant ...

In two months, it will be standing room only at Año Nuevo State Park when thousands of northern elephant seals return to mate and give birth at this protected spot on the Pacific Ocean in San ...

By Soumya Karlamangla Hundreds of elephant seals rest on the beach at Año Nuevo State Park in ... a nonprofit organization based in San Simeon, Calif., home to what’s now the biggest elephant ...

Rochell has been coming to the elephant seal viewing area near San Simeon every pupping season for the past 20 years. “Their fingers are similar to humans, and they look around like a human baby ...

The money for my donations to Año Nuevo came from the iPhone.” A San Francisco resident, Fox has also donated money to help ...

A few years ago, Dan White and his wife came to San Simeon to escape inland heat while on vacation and found the elephant seal viewing point. “We found the seals. We didn’t know that this ...