In a special Eye on Northwest Politics this week, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek discussed everything from how President Trump’s tariffs and executive orders affect the state, to her agenda on ...

KOIN 6 Chief Meteorologist Josh Cozart captures Seaside's young molting elephant seal on Saturday, April 5, 2025. U.S. admiral at NATO fired, latest ouster in Trump military purge Scientists ...

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Sound designer David Farmer of Novato, who recorded elephant seal vocalizations at The Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito, Calif. that were used in the Lord of the Rings movies. (courtesy of David ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Local experts are cautioning beachgoers to “share the shore” after a young elephant seal was found lounging on the Seaside beach Tuesday morning. According to the ...

"It's heavily colonised by penguins and elephant seals and all kinds of sea birds," said Prof Coffin, who studies the undersea geography of the islands. He recalls observing from afar what he ...

Economic activity there essentially ended in 1877, when the trade in elephant seal oil was ended and the human population of sealers left the remote islands, which are located en route from ...

They are covered in glaciers and volcanic rocks and are home to large populations of rockhopper penguins and their predator, the southern elephant seals. The islands are located about 2,500 miles ...