Fri, Feb 15, 2008 The California Report Magazine Elephant Seal Takeover Listen (RealMedia stream) Download (MP3) (Windows: right-click and choose "Save Target As." Mac: hold Ctrl, click link, and choose "Save As.") At this time of year, one beach in Central California is overrun by thousands of huge elephant seals. These huge animals used to be an endangered species, but not anymore. Now there are so many crowding the beaches near San Simeon that they're starting to venture toward the nearby highway. And that can't be good for man or beast. Reporters: David Gorn More Info: Photos of the elephant seals « back to week of February 15, 2008 Email this page to a friend *Your name:  *Your email address:  *Friend's email address:  Additional Message:  (optional)  * Indicates required field. Names and email addresses are not collected by KQED.org. For more information, please see our privacy policy.

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