Hunting at High Altitudes 



herd of about 150 elephant seals, and an official an- 

 nouncement has been made that the plan proposed 

 by the writer for its protection, through concerted 

 action by the United States and Mexican authori- 

 ties, will be carried out. The principal danger 

 which threatens is the fact that its existence has 

 been made known to sealers. 



We reached Guadalupe Island March 2, and 

 immediately landed the members of the scientific 

 stall on the east side for a day's collecting, and pro- 

 ceeded at once with the ship to the northwest side 

 in the hope of finding a few survivors of the ele- 

 phant seal. After a forenoon's search, we located 

 a herd of about one hundred and twenty-five on 

 what was known to sealers as Elephant Beach. I 

 killed one large male and one large female, which 

 we skinned and took to the ship. Returning with 

 larger boats and some nets, six yearlings were 

 captured alive and sent on board. March 4, I 

 killed two more of the large males, the skinning 

 and skeletonizing of which occupied us for several 

 hours. The sea becoming rough, we were com- 

 pelled to leave the beach in the afternoon, and the 

 embarking of our heavy specimens was difficult and 

 dangerous. 



Elephant Beach is located under cliffs a thousand 

 feet high, and is flanked by others which extend 



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