Earn free nights & get our Price Guarantee - booking has never been easier on Hotels.com! "It's often a combination of things. Dan Costa, professor and researcher at UC Santa Cruz, said the population of harbor seals has increased for much of the Pacific Coast over the past two decades though numbers have diminished in Alaska.An official at Naval Base Ventura County said the number of harbor seal pups in the Point Mugu area has stayed fairly stable over the past five years.Costa said mud flows and other increased debris could affect population but said it likely isn't a deciding factor if the decline started before the mud. Adult seals basked in the sun on the beach or rocks that jut into the water.Cormorants watched as two babies suckled. So far this year, the high count is 146 but that number often grows later in the year, said Allen.On an April Saturday, a baby seal inched its way toward the base of the bluff then back to the sand in an apparent search for its mother.
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Santa Barbara | Trails Trail Rating: You could call a hike easy if it was less a mile long and almost completely level. There's not as many sun-baked stars lolling on the sand as there once was but the show at the seal sanctuary on a Carpinteria beach goes on.Six years ago, more than 100 newborn harbor seals were counted over a birthing season that ends in May in the rookery 15 miles north of Ventura.It was the third year in row, the pups who roll on the beach and suckle from their mothers broke the century mark.Then the numbers slid. Please use our search bar to access the selection of vacation rentals available.Yes, Vrbo offers a selection of 994 vacation rentals to book directly online and 409 with instant booking available near Carpinteria Seal Sanctuary. Stay back from the high cliffs. There are rules, including a ban on dogs, bikes and loud noises in the roped-off area. Turn left, cross over the freeway and enter the Carpinteria Bluffs Nature Preserve's parking lot. People watch the seals from the roped-off viewing area.More than 5,000 people came to view the seals in January alone, according to Seal Watch data. He said decreased numbers more likely reflect a reduction in food sources, possibly linked to climate change.He also said there could be an increase in sharks or other predators.
The mud flows destroyed or damaged hundreds of homes and killed 23 people.The surge of debris stole part of the rookery from the seals. While spotting birds and other wildlife, follow the hiking trails to the open park space with its stunning views north to the Santa Ynez Mountains and south to the Channel Islands. "The ocean is their egress.