Seals around British Columbia.

Observation: Christine Chourmouzis observed a wounded California sea lion near the jetty and identified him as Friar Tuck, an animal disentangled by marine mammal responders in 2023. California sea lion · 1 seal

Observation: Courtney Edwards documented the birth of an elephant seal pup named Hector at about 10 a.m. His mother, called Jolene in the account, had arrived a week earlier. Species not recorded · 1 seal

Observation: Nick Townley watched three elephant seal pups swimming beside the boat ramp that morning; the same pups had also swum there the previous day. Species not recorded · 3 seals

Observation: The ecoguardians observed an older bull elephant seal on Middle Rocks accompanied by two much smaller elephant seals. The account does not establish the smaller animals’ ages or relationships. Northern elephant seal · 3 seals

Observation: Anne Stewart observed a young female northern elephant seal known at the reserve as Crankypants, with visible skin wounds. She read right-hand tag A114; she considered the less legible left-hand tag possibly A476. No diagnosis is assigned here. Northern elephant seal · 1 seal

Observation: Nick Townley photographed a Steller sea lion carrying brand 966R during a field census. A later identification update from NOAA researcher Pat Gearin described the animal as a male branded as a pup at Rogue Reef, Oregon, in July 2011. Steller sea lion · 1 seal

Observation: Alex Fletcher filmed a mother elephant seal and her newborn pup during the afternoon and evening. The afternoon sequence shows the pup seeking milk before nursing had begun. The reserve identified the mother as Bertha. Northern elephant seal · 2 seals

Observation: Mike Robinson reported the return of the elephant seal known as Misery and an encounter with the male called Chunk. He described a confrontation near the ramp followed by a chase and further clashes around the island. Northern elephant seal · 2 seals

Observation: Alex Fletcher saw a female elephant seal bearing pink tag N472 on the boat ramp. She left when a seawater sample was taken and was later seen in the rocky bay on the south side of the island. Northern elephant seal · 1 seal

Observation: Julie Bowser reported two newly visiting elephant seals. One carried green tag 5086 and appeared to her to be an animal photographed at the reserve earlier that year, now missing a second tag. The previous identity is retained as tentative. Northern elephant seal · 2 seals

Observation: Alex Fletcher saw the elephant seal pup called Squall coming up the boat ramp with wet fur. He interpreted this as evidence of a swim, while noting that he had not watched her in the water and could not establish whether she had swum previously. Northern elephant seal · 1 seal

Observation: Alex Fletcher saw the male elephant seal called Misery and a smaller female back on Great Race that morning. The female had a fresh-looking wound near her left eye. A connection to an earlier aggressive encounter was suggested by the source but was not established. Northern elephant seal · 2 seals

Observation: Ryan Murphy photographed a Steller sea lion pup nursing from its mother above the jetty. The same account follows the pup through subsequent disturbances, when it was seen with a shoulder wound and without its mother. Those later updates are not counted as separate encounters. Steller sea lion · 2 seals

Observation: Adam Harding photographed three California sea lions with readable brands 984, 1052 and 1032 hauled out on the northeast corner of Great Race. NOAA researcher Pat Gearin later supplied their marking histories. Other unreadable brands were mentioned but are excluded from this count. California sea lion · 3 seals

Observation: Pam Birley spotted a newborn elephant seal through the reserve webcam, and Ryan Murphy photographed the pup with its mother. The account describes two adult females and the male known as Slash beside the pup; parentage was not established. Northern elephant seal · 4 seals

Observation: A newborn elephant seal pup, named Ninene by the observers, was seen with its mother near the helipad. The account says the pup had been born during the previous night or early that morning; 30 January is the documented observation day. Northern elephant seal · 2 seals

Observation: Erik Schauff photographed the female elephant seal referred to in the Race Rocks archive as Scarlet on Middle Island. The archive discusses her visible scars and earlier reports of apparent entanglement. Northern elephant seal · 1 seal

Observation: Three male elephant seals were observed on Middle Rock. Northern elephant seal · 3 seals

Observation: One male elephant seal was visible during Pam Birley’s remote-camera observations at Race Rocks. Northern elephant seal · 1 seal

Observation: The Race Rocks log recorded the elephant seal known to its observers as Slash returning at noon, with a photograph referenced in Pam Birley’s diary. Northern elephant seal · 1 seal

Observation: A census photograph of Middle Rock showed at least eight elephant seals. Northern elephant seal

Observation: A video attributed to Pam Birley recorded elephant seals mating on Middle Rock. Northern elephant seal

Observation: An adult male elephant seal was recorded in a photograph attributed to Pam Birley in the Race Rocks archive. Northern elephant seal · 1 seal

Observation: The daily census reported more than 250 northern sea lions on Middle Rock, including many juveniles. It also noted a large male elephant seal there and another elephant seal on the lawn near the helipad on Great Race Rock.

Observation: The ecoguardians counted 13 elephant seals in the afternoon: 12 hauled out on Middle Rock and one large male floating near the shore. Northern elephant seal · 13 seals

Observation: Chris Blondeau reported four adult male elephant seals hauled out on Middle Rock. Northern elephant seal · 4 seals

Observation: The ecoguardians watched four harbour seals trying to balance on a floating log in the kelp east of Great Race Rock. The observation lasted about 35 minutes before the tide carried the log into the channel and the seals slipped off. Harbour seal · 4 seals

Observation: Sunny Ashcroft recorded the behaviour of 10 sea lions from noon to 1 pm during a field exercise at Race Rocks. The report describes a mixed group and records resting, grooming and movement on the rocks. The 10 animals were the observation sample, not a reserve-wide census. Species not recorded · 10 seals