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A 25-year commitment
UC Santa Cruz alumnus and Director of the Año Nuevo Reserve Patrick Robinson shares what philanthropy makes possible for the reserve and why he gives.
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Bay Area coastal preserve to reopen after bird flu kills dozens of elephant seals
By March 20, Año Nuevo Reserve Director Patrick Robinson said the estimated total number elephant seal deaths from HPAI on the mainland beaches reached about 50, plus another 45 to 50 on Año Nuevo Island, situated a half mile offshore. At that time, UC Santa Cruz researchers were finding an average of two newly dead…
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Elephant seal pup spotted in Santa Cruz
As scientists continue to survey Año Nuevo beaches, they find an average of two newly sick elephant seals and two newly dead elephant seals each day, said Patrick Robinson, Año Nuevo Reserve director at UC Santa Cruz.
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Bay Area elephant seal deaths round triple digits amid bird flu outbreak
Año Nuevo Reserve Director Patrick Robinson told KRON4 on Friday that the estimated total number of elephant seal deaths from HPAI on the mainland is about 50, plus another 45 to 50 on the island.
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UC Santa Cruz’s deep expertise with elephant seals vital to avian influenza monitoring
Well-trained students and scientists are the boots on the beach collecting the samples and observations needed to help a statewide collaboration of responders monitor the recent outbreak
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27 elephant seals test positive for bird flu in Bay Area outbreak
Patrick Robinson, the Año Nuevo Reserve director at UC Santa Cruz, shared that scientists have found about 47 dead seals — both pups and adults, particularly males — along the shoreline since the outbreak began. “Although some mortality of weaned pups are expected, this year’s mortality rate has been about four times higher compared to…
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UN-backed research team shows benefits of tracking ocean giants for marine conservation
UC Santa Cruz experts and vast data sets on marine mammals contributed to new report