Southern elephant seal tagging: The Pacific population consists of a large subpopulation at Macquarie Island supporting some 5% of global abundance, It has experienced a slow but persistent decline of 1.45% annually from 1949 to 2015. It has been suggested that the decline is linked to the extent of sea ice, and its impact on habitat quality. ("The IUCN red list of threatened species", 2026)
country: Antarctica (Canberra)
year: 1968
Yvert: 11
