The first #elephantseal pup of the season has arrived! This pup was born to a e-seal mom named “Radish.” Radish first appeared on the #FarallonIslands in 2014, had her first pup in 2016, and has been returning each year. For the past four years, she’s been the first to pup on the island! 🌊🌎🧪🦑

Daring rescue of whale off Farallones / Humpback nuzzled her saviors in thanks after they untangled her from crab lines, diver says

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🦈🧪🦑🌎 Part III: Mystery solved! #GreatWhiteSharks are still hunting, but they’re targeting different prey and leaving less visible evidence, resulting in fewer detected attacks.
#SharkAttack #FarallonIslands

Every winter, #CommonMurres flood back to the #FarallonIslands to breed. Strong NW winds are their cue, some mornings we see 350–400k murres (nearly the entire Farallon population) gather offshore, then take to the sky in giant looping formations called Murrenados before landing en masse. 🦉🌎🧪

Hey, Buoy! What's happening? Lots of seals, vying for a spot, a few miles out heading towards the Farallon Islands. A popular spot!
#Mammals #Pinnipeds #Oceanlife #Wildlife #Nature #California #FarallonIslands

🧪🌎 In case you missed it! @sfchronicle.com covered the recent #FarallonIslands mega-rarity: a #CrestedAuklet sighting, the first in California since 1995. Read what Point Blue biologist Amanda Spears has to say about this elusive #seabird. 🦑🦉
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🌊📊 Celebrating 100 years of daily ocean monitoring! Did you know that the #FarallonIslands Shore Station has tracked sea surface temps & salinity data since 1925 (with only a brief pause during WWII)? Thanks to secured funding, there will be no gap in 2025! 🧪 🦑 🌎 #FarallonFriday

🌊🦉 We’ve partnered with #birdcollective to celebrate the #FarallonIslands. Point Blue staff are all in, rocking the new collection from the ocean to the office. Shop the full collection & show your support for Point Blue’s #conservation work!
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🌎🦉🧪 A Farallones first! A rare #CrestedAuklet was spotted off Shubrick Point—the first-ever record of this #seabird species on the #FarallonIslands and only the 3rd in CA. The first? Spotted by our Palomarin crew nearly 46 years ago to the day! 🔗 shorturl.at/EJQu5 #FarallonFriday #RareBird

The US sunk nuclear waste along with the battleship USS Independence off the Farallon islands, after WWII atomic tests that destroyed islands in the Pacific. New ep. with Chris Roberts #nuclearwastedisposal #farallonislands #ussindependence

🦑🌎🦉🧪 Views from various blinds of the #FarallonIslands! Watch to observe from Sea Lion Cove Blind, Murre Blind, & Corm Blind at sunset. Look 👀 & listen 🎶 for sounds and sights of our favorite Farallon inhabitants! #Conservation work can come with some pretty awesome views! #FarallonFriday

New research from UCSC, SJ State, and Point Blue’s Pete Warzybok! A #FarallonIslands Western Gull gull traveled 160 km round-trip inside a garbage truck from SF to the Central Valley in search of food, showing just how adaptable gulls can be when oceanic prey is scarce. 🦑🌎🧪🌐🦉 shorturl.at/TEmsm

🐧 #FarallonFriday update from Little Lighthouse Hill, home to our new #TuftedPuffin social attraction site! We deployed nest boxes & decoys courtesy of ‪@audubon.org, and we’re hoping these efforts encourage #FarallonIslands Puffins to breed at this site. 🧪🦉🌎🦑🌐 #Seabirds #Conservation #Wildlife

We’re back with #FarallonFriday! On 5/27, between 10:30 PM & 1:30 AM, our biologists captured 54 storm-petrels! 🌌🚨 Mist nets + audio lures help us capture & study these elusive #seabirds after dark. Valuable data, one bird at a time. #Conservation #FarallonIslands #WildlifeMonitoring 🌎🦉🧪

🌊🐣 It’s #FarallonFriday and we’re excited to share some updates on one of our favorite #FarallonIslands #seabirds, the Ashy Storm-Petrel! 🌎🦉🦑🧪 #seabirdscience #wildlifemonitoring #conservation

🌊🦑🔬🌎 Join Jaime Jahncke, California Current Group Director at Point Blue, for a virtual talk hosted by APECO Peru in celebration of #WorldOceansDay. He'll be sharing about the work his team does to protect the Gulf of the Farallones. 6/4 at 5 PM! 🐋
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🐣⁠ The first Cassin’s Auklet chicks of the season have hatched on the #FarallonIslands! These fluffy chicks are 10–15 days old and have reached thermal independence. At this stage, they can stay cozy in the nest alone while both parents head to the ocean to forage. 💙🌊🦉🌎🦑 #FarallonFriday #Seabirds

Gathering muerre sea bird eggs on the Farallon Islands. during the gold rush.

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🌊🐋 Dive into the wild world of the #FarallonIslands! Join Point Blue biologist Pete Warzybok to learn about the #seabirds, #pinnipeds, & #wildlife that call the Farallons home + island life in an ever-changing climate. Free webinar Thursday 4/10 7-9 PM. 🌎🦑🧪
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Calm ocean with a distant view of small, rocky islands under partly cloudy skies.

Ocean view with several small rocky islands in the distance under a cloudy sky.

some say, on a clear day, you can see the devil’s teeth from Point Reyes.

#farallonislands

Excited to finally be starting my season as a Seabird Research Assistant on the Farallones.
#pointblueconservationscience
#farallonislands #seabirdresearch #conservationbiology

Federal Cuts End Year-Round Conservation on the Farallon Islands Budget constraints will reduce research on the Farallon Islands to a seasonal program. The loss of year-round monitoring puts seabirds, seals, and other wildlife at risk, with fewer resources to…

Federal funding cuts end year-round conservation work on the #FarallonIslands. Starting in September, for the first time in 60 years, our biologists will be limited to a seasonal presence on the island, risking decades of critical work. Get the full story: https://buff.ly/4boELBq @sfist.bsky.social

Year-round biologists to leave SF's Farallon Islands for first time in decades Biologists who monitor wildlife year-round at San Francisco's remote Farallon Islands will be leaving their posts for the first time in nearly six decades.

Our #FarallonIslands program, in operation since 1968, has supported significant marine conservation and is facing serious funding challenges. Fixing this problem is possible but will require strong community and stakeholder support. Read more: 🔗 https://buff.ly/4ksz5un
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Bay Nature Talk: Birds on the Edge—Seabirds of the Farallon Islands

Join @baynatureinstitute.bsky.social & Point Blue's Pete Warzybok for a virtual talk on #FarallonIslands seabirds! Pete, Principal Scientist & Farallon Program Leader, has spent 2,500+ days studying these #seabirds & their ever-changing environment! 🌊🐦
📅 2/19 @ 12 PM.
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The mysterious Farallons. Technically a part of San Francisco, they are (among other things) a breeding area for seals and prime hunting ground for great white sharks.

#photography #nature #california #nikon #farallonislands #sanfrancisco

I went to the coast to shoot the planet parade, but the clouds got in the way. Managed to capture the Farallon Islands - Jewels of San Francisco #farallonislands #sunset #gradientcolors

Greyscale image of Southest Farallon Island and Hurst Shoal, some significant rocks (mountains?) peaking out of the Pacific Ocean in the City of San Francisco. A layer of clouds frames the top of the image in he distance. A navigation buoy sits much further in the foreground.

alarmingly-dry January in bay area but at least lots of Farallon views. imaged at 830nm near-infrared from San Bruno Mountain last week.

#infrared #SanFrancisco #FarallonIslands #MountainMonday

That's me getting on to one of the faralon islands, near San Francisco, CA.
I volunteered to build and install bird houses.
#farallonislands #calilife #seabirds
#birdhouses
#rhinocerosauklet

From 150,000 Pups to None At All, Fur Seals Return to California Islands After 150 Years The latest population count provides a sight unseen for 150 years when these islands were once home to 150,000 elephant and fur seals

The #furseal population in #FarallonIslands is recovering after extensive hunting in the 19th century

"2,133 fur seals were recently counted during a population survey by Point Blue Conservation Science, a number that included 1,276 pups, the highest ever."

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