The major cause of the Guadalupe fur seal's decline was commercial hunting in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

The principal cause of the decline in Guadalupe fur seals was commercial sealing.

Guadalupe fur seals are sexually dimorphic in size, with the males being much larger than females, although few specimens have been measured.

ARKive - images and movies of the Guadalupe fur seal (Arctocephalus townsendi)

He is commemorated in the names of Townsend's Shearwater and the Guadalupe fur seal (Arctocephalus townsendi).

The portion of the Guadalupe fur seal's range which is under U.S. jurisdiction is at the limit of the species range.

Guadalupe fur seals breed along the eastern coast of Guadalupe Island, approximately 200 km west of Baja California.

The Guadalupe fur seal (Arctocephalus townsendi) is one of six members of the fur seal genus Arctocephalus.

Many populations, notably the Guadalupe fur seal, northern fur seal and Cape fur seal, suffered dramatic declines and are still recovering.

However, Guadalupe fur seals are protected from federal actions that are likely to jeopardize the species through interagency coordination under Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act.

The only other fur seal found in the Northern Hemisphere is the Guadalupe fur seal which overlaps slightly with the northern fur seal's range in California.

Aquatic mammals included the Gray whale, a seasonal migratory animal, as well as the Bottlenose dolphin, Killer whale, and California sea lion and on rare occasion, Guadalupe fur seal.

Guadalupe Island was a major destination for Russian and American fur hunters seeking the Guadalupe fur seal (Arctocephalus townsendi) in the 18th and 19th centuries, until they were nearly extirpated by 1844.

It is not known whether the northern fur seal or the Guadalupe fur seal were the islands' native fur seal, although the northern fur seal is the species that began to recolonize the islands in 1996.

The city's offshore is host to an array of aquatic mammals including the gray whale, the Guadalupe fur seal and California Sea Lion; terrestrial mammals include various squirrel species, otters, the civet, coyote, bobcat, puma, and ocelot.

In stark contrast to the rampant extinction of terrestrial life that happened at the same time, Guadalupe was the last refuge for the northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) and the Guadalupe fur seal (Arctocephalus townsendi) in the 1890s.

The California ocean is home to six species of seals: Guadalupe Fur Seal, Northern Fur Seal, Northern Sea Lion, California Sea Lion, Northern Elephant Seal and Harbor Seal.

The major cause of the Guadalupe fur seal's decline was commercial hunting in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

The principal cause of the decline in Guadalupe fur seals was commercial sealing.

Guadalupe fur seals are sexually dimorphic in size, with the males being much larger than females, although few specimens have been measured.

ARKive - images and movies of the Guadalupe fur seal (Arctocephalus townsendi)

He is commemorated in the names of Townsend's Shearwater and the Guadalupe fur seal (Arctocephalus townsendi).

The portion of the Guadalupe fur seal's range which is under U.S. jurisdiction is at the limit of the species range.

Guadalupe fur seals breed along the eastern coast of Guadalupe Island, approximately 200 km west of Baja California.

The Guadalupe fur seal (Arctocephalus townsendi) is one of six members of the fur seal genus Arctocephalus.

Many populations, notably the Guadalupe fur seal, northern fur seal and Cape fur seal, suffered dramatic declines and are still recovering.

However, Guadalupe fur seals are protected from federal actions that are likely to jeopardize the species through interagency coordination under Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act.

The only other fur seal found in the Northern Hemisphere is the Guadalupe fur seal which overlaps slightly with the northern fur seal's range in California.

Aquatic mammals included the Gray whale, a seasonal migratory animal, as well as the Bottlenose dolphin, Killer whale, and California sea lion and on rare occasion, Guadalupe fur seal.

Guadalupe Island was a major destination for Russian and American fur hunters seeking the Guadalupe fur seal (Arctocephalus townsendi) in the 18th and 19th centuries, until they were nearly extirpated by 1844.

It is not known whether the northern fur seal or the Guadalupe fur seal were the islands' native fur seal, although the northern fur seal is the species that began to recolonize the islands in 1996.

The city's offshore is host to an array of aquatic mammals including the gray whale, the Guadalupe fur seal and California Sea Lion; terrestrial mammals include various squirrel species, otters, the civet, coyote, bobcat, puma, and ocelot.

In stark contrast to the rampant extinction of terrestrial life that happened at the same time, Guadalupe was the last refuge for the northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) and the Guadalupe fur seal (Arctocephalus townsendi) in the 1890s.

The California ocean is home to six species of seals: Guadalupe Fur Seal, Northern Fur Seal, Northern Sea Lion, California Sea Lion, Northern Elephant Seal and Harbor Seal.

"Arctocephalus townsendi".

He is commemorated in the names of Townsend's Shearwater and the Guadalupe fur seal (Arctocephalus townsendi).

The Guadalupe fur seal (Arctocephalus townsendi) is one of six members of the fur seal genus Arctocephalus.

Guadalupe Island was a major destination for Russian and American fur hunters seeking the Guadalupe fur seal (Arctocephalus townsendi) in the 18th and 19th centuries, until they were nearly extirpated by 1844.

In stark contrast to the rampant extinction of terrestrial life that happened at the same time, Guadalupe was the last refuge for the northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) and the Guadalupe fur seal (Arctocephalus townsendi) in the 1890s.