In the News

Media coverage of our research

• Cornish Seal Sanctuary Tracks Young Seals in the Wild – Cornwall’s Rewind Radio
• Seal pup with GPS tag swam 150 miles to France – BBC News
• Whale pee helps sustain a healthy ocean, new study finds – Oceanographic
• Pinnipedology (SEALS & WALRUSES) with Luis A. Hückstädt. Ologies Podcast
• UC Santa Cruz receives funding to expand oceanography research opportunities. Santa Cruz Sentinel
• How Seals Are Uncovering Secrets of the Southern Ocean. Good Times (Santa Cruz)
• Chilean Scientists Used These Seals As Spies To Dive Into Antarctic Climate Mysteries. Forbes
• Krill en problemas: se desplazará hacia zonas oceánicas y el sur de la Antártica por cambio global. El Mostrador (Chile).
• Crabeater seals in Antarctica will have to swim farther distances to find food sources as warming oceans reduce the amount of krill in the waters. The Daily Mail.
• ¿Peligra el alimento de la fauna antártica?. El Pais (Spain).
• Alertan sobre crisis alimentaria en la Antártica. BioBio (Chile).
• Seals Are Helping Scientists Map the Future of Antarctic Krill. EcoWatch.
• Seal behavior helps scientists predict changes in Antarctic krill distribution. UPI.
• Great, Climate Change Is Coming For These Cute Seal Boys. Gizmodo.
• Crabeater seal data used to predict changes in Antarctic krill distribution. UCSC newsletter.
• Penguins help researchers identify the most vulnerable areas of the Antarctic. Science Focus (BBC).
• Tracking data used to identify biodiversity hot spots in Southern Ocean ecosystems. UCSC newsletter.
• Detecting pregnancy by Proxy – Hakai magazine
• Tracking data reveal the secret lives of marine animals – UCSC Newsletter
• How a Wayward Antarctic Seal Ended Up on a Brazilian Beach – National Geographic Magazine
• Sneaky Emperor Penguins Know the Importance of Snacks When it’s Cold Out – Inverse Magazine
• Emperor Penguins: Good Dads, but Less Dedicated Than You May Have Thought – The New York Times
• Most male Emperor penguins fast for 115 days—but a few of them may sneak snacks – Popular Science
• Emperor penguins may shorten record fast by snacking – Phys.org
• Freeze-frame: legendary polar explorers provide snapshot of Antarctica’s resilience – Cosmos Magazine
• Century-old seal pelts reveal changes in Ross Sea ecosystem – UCSC Newsletter
• Seals Don’t Waste Their Breath – The Antarctic Sun
• Hidden lives of elephant seals: Record-setting dive more than a mile deep – Science Daily