Southern Elephant Seal

Mirounga leonina (Linnaeus, 1758) — also called Sea Elephant, South Atlantic Elephant Seal, South Atlantic Elephant-seal. Occurrence records of the Southern Elephant Seal are shared on GBIF from around 17 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Table Mountain National Park (25 records), in 2 provinces.

IUCN: Vulnerable

17reserves with records

112records around them

2provinces

VUIUCN category

Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina) — Photo: Fabienkhan · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
Table Mountain National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	25
George Wildlife ParkWildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	18
Garden Route National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	12
Robberg Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	10
Stony Point Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	7
Stony Point Penguin ColonyNature reserve	WC Western Cape	7
Betty's Bay Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	7
Jukani Predator ParkNature reserve	WC Western Cape	5
Seal IslandNature reserve	WC Western Cape	4
De Hoop Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	3
East London Coast Nature ReserveProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	2
Kogelberg Nature ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	2
Nahoon Estuary Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	2
Lower Guinea-Fowl TrailNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	2
Dassie TrailNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	2
DONKIN RESERVENature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	2
Settlers Park Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	2

By province

Western Cape: 11 reserves
Eastern Cape: 6 reserves

Taxonomy

Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Phocidae
Scientific name: Mirounga leonina
GBIF taxon: 2434814
Wikidata: Q215343

Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.