Piedras Blancas elephant seal rookery
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The Piedras Blancas elephant seal rookery is a popular coastal viewing area on California’s Central Coast where large colonies of northern elephant seals gather seasonally for breeding, molting, and resting.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
elephant seal rookery
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tourist attraction ⓘ wildlife viewing area ⓘ |
| accessibleFrom | Highway 1 viewing parking areas ⓘ |
| bestViewingMonths |
February
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January ⓘ March ⓘ |
| hasConservationRole |
protection of northern elephant seals
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public education about marine mammals ⓘ |
| hasEntryFee | no ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
boardwalk viewing platforms
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fenced viewing areas ⓘ interpretive signs ⓘ |
| hasInterpretiveVolunteers | yes ⓘ |
| hasParking | yes ⓘ |
| hasRegulation |
no dogs allowed on beach near seals
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no feeding wildlife ⓘ stay behind fences and barriers ⓘ |
| hasSeasonalPeak |
spring molting season
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winter breeding season ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
offshore rocks and islets
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rocky shoreline ⓘ |
| humanAccess | restricted to designated viewing areas ⓘ |
| lightingCondition | daytime viewing recommended ⓘ |
| locatedAlong | California State Route 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
San Luis Obispo County, California NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedNear |
Piedras Blancas Light Station
NERFINISHED
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San Simeon, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoastOf | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| managedBy | Friends of the Elephant Seal (nonprofit partner) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedInCoordinationWith |
California Department of Parks and Recreation
NERFINISHED
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California State Parks NERFINISHED ⓘ NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openTo | public ⓘ |
| partOf |
California Central Coast
NERFINISHED
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range of northern elephant seals along Pacific coast ⓘ |
| popularFor |
ecotourism
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educational field trips ⓘ wildlife photography ⓘ |
| primarySpeciesObserved | northern elephant seal ⓘ |
| speciesScientificNameObserved | Mirounga angustirostris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
breeding of northern elephant seals
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molting of northern elephant seals ⓘ resting of northern elephant seals ⓘ |
| viewingDistanceRegulated | yes ⓘ |
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