Año Nuevo Natural Reserve is home to nearly 10,000 northern elephant seals - one of the deepest diving mammals on the planet! These seals travel thousands of miles each year and congregate back at Año Nuevo, where up to 2,000 pups are born each winter. We would like to know more about how these pups survive their first year, how long they live, how they learn to forage, and how they navigate in the open ocean. To answer these questions, we have created a “weanling weighing” team. The team will take body measurements, insert flipper tags, and weigh 300 recently weaned pups (weanlings). These data will allow us to monitor their health right now and throughout their lives. This known-age population of seals is also helpful for the world-class research conducted by researchers from around the world!
We need your help to “weigh the weanlings” so we can expand our knowledge of elephant seals while providing remarkable hands-on field experience for aspiring marine biologists. We are raising $10,000 to hire a field leader to organize and train our volunteers and also purchase the various supplies necessary to make the effort successful. Please make a donation today to help us weigh the weanlings and learn more about these amazing animals.
Check out the Año Nuevo Research Facebook page to learn more!
Also, check out the live tracking data from some of last year's seals instrumented by the Beltran Lab (scroll to the bottom of the page): https://beltranlab.ucsc.edu/
Rank | Prize | Department | Donors |
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1 | $1,000 | Formula Slug | 36 |
2 | $500 | Pilipino Cultural Celebration | 22 |
3 | Tech4Good Student Programs | 17 | |
4 | Grupo Folklórico Los Mejicas de UCSC | 17 | |
5 | KZSC Radio | 10 | |
6 | UCSC Surf Club | 8 | |
7 | STEM Diversity - Plant the Seed for Big Dreamers | 6 | |
8 | Baskin Day | 5 | |
9 | Classics Alive! | 3 | |
10 | VSA at UCSC | 3 | |
11 | Undergrads Supporting System-Impacted Filmmakers | 3 | |
12 | UCSC Slug Rugby | 2 | |
13 | Rocket Team at UCSC | 2 | |
14 | UC Santa Cruz NCAA Cross Country and Track & Field | 2 | |
15 | SOL Ultimate Frisbee | 2 |
Rank | Prize | Department | Donors |
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1 | $1,000 | Cloud 9 A Cappella | 62 |
2 | $500 | Women's Lacrosse Team | 32 |
3 | Autoslug | 32 | |
4 | UCSC Slug Rugby | 22 | |
5 | UCSC Fencing Club | 22 | |
6 | Grupo Folklórico Los Mejicas de UCSC | 22 | |
7 | SOL Ultimate Frisbee | 17 | |
8 | Undergrads Supporting System-Impacted Filmmakers | 13 | |
9 | Treehouse Childhood Cancer Initiative | 12 | |
10 | Slug Security | 11 | |
11 | KZSC Radio | 11 | |
12 | Academic Excellence (ACE) Program | 10 | |
13 | Adventure Rec Student Leadership | 9 | |
14 | NCAA Women's Basketball Team | 9 | |
15 | Center for Public Philosophy | 8 |
Rank | Prize | Department | Donors |
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1 | $1,000 | Rocket Team at UCSC | 51 |
2 | $500 | UCSC Surf Club | 34 |
3 | STEM Diversity - Plant the Seed for Big Dreamers | 21 | |
4 | SOL Ultimate Frisbee | 18 | |
5 | Undergrads Supporting System-Impacted Filmmakers | 16 | |
6 | Autoslug | 14 | |
7 | Center for Agroecology: UCSC Farm | 12 | |
8 | The Fisheries Opportunity Fund | 12 | |
9 | UCSC Slug Rugby | 12 | |
10 | NCAA Women's Basketball Team | 10 | |
11 | Kickstart Excellence: UCSC Women's Soccer | 10 | |
12 | iGEM 2023 | 9 | |
13 | Pacific Art and Visual Studies | 8 | |
14 | Adventure Rec Student Leadership | 8 | |
15 | Grupo Folklórico Los Mejicas de UCSC | 7 |
Rank | Prize | Department | Donors |
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1 | $1,500 | Formula Slug | 47 |
2 | $750 | STEM Diversity - Plant the Seed for Big Dreamers | 42 |
3 | $500 | UCSC Slug Rugby | 32 |
4 | Rocket Team at UCSC | 32 | |
5 | UCSC Fencing Club | 23 | |
6 | VSA at UCSC | 17 | |
7 | NCAA Women's Basketball Team | 16 | |
8 | Grupo Folklórico Los Mejicas de UCSC | 11 | |
9 | Okinawa Memories Initiative (OMI) | 8 | |
10 | Undergrads Supporting System-Impacted Filmmakers | 8 | |
11 | Autoslug | 8 | |
12 | Pilipino Cultural Celebration | 7 | |
13 | SlugMUN (Model United Nations) | 7 | |
14 | CalTeach Landesman Fund for Math/Science Teachers | 5 | |
15 | Cloud 9 A Cappella | 5 |
Rank | Prize | Department | Donors |
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1 | $1,000 | UCSC Slug Rugby | 129 |
2 | $500 | STEM Diversity - Plant the Seed for Big Dreamers | 65 |
3 | Alumni Association Scholarship Fund | 62 | |
4 | UC Santa Cruz NCAA Cross Country and Track & Field | 47 | |
5 | Okinawa Memories Initiative (OMI) | 43 | |
6 | Center for Agroecology: UCSC Farm | 41 | |
7 | Smith Society Internships and Research Fellowships | 40 | |
8 | Academic Excellence (ACE) Program | 38 | |
9 | SOL Ultimate Frisbee | 38 | |
10 | NCAA Women's Basketball Team | 37 | |
11 | Formula Slug | 36 | |
12 | Kickstart Excellence: UCSC Women's Soccer | 34 | |
13 | Scholarships for Students of Highest Need | 34 | |
14 | Adventure Rec Student Leadership | 32 | |
15 | KZSC Radio | 32 |
Rank | Prize | Department | Donors |
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1 | $1,000 | Okinawa Memories Initiative (OMI) | 49 |
2 | $500 | UCSC Slug Rugby | 24 |
3 | Tech4Good Student Programs | 23 | |
4 | SOL Ultimate Frisbee | 12 | |
5 | Formula Slug | 11 | |
6 | Grupo Folklórico Los Mejicas de UCSC | 10 | |
7 | Undergrads Supporting System-Impacted Filmmakers | 8 | |
8 | UC Santa Cruz NCAA Cross Country and Track & Field | 7 | |
9 | NCAA Women's Basketball Team | 7 | |
10 | Pilipino Cultural Celebration | 6 | |
11 | KZSC Radio | 6 | |
12 | Alumni Association Scholarship Fund | 5 | |
13 | Center for Agroecology: UCSC Farm | 4 | |
14 | UCSC Women’s Water Polo | 4 | |
15 | UCSC Surf Club | 4 |
Rank | Prize | Department | Donors |
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1 | $2,500 | Formula Slug | 155 |
2 | $1,000 | STEM Diversity - Plant the Seed for Big Dreamers | 146 |
3 | $500 | UCSC Slug Rugby | 99 |
4 | Undergrads Supporting System-Impacted Filmmakers | 64 | |
5 | Okinawa Memories Initiative (OMI) | 49 | |
6 | City on a Hill Press | 40 | |
7 | Alumni Association Scholarship Fund | 38 | |
8 | Adventure Rec Student Leadership | 33 | |
9 | VSA at UCSC | 24 | |
10 | Grupo Folklórico Los Mejicas de UCSC | 20 | |
11 | KZSC Radio | 20 | |
12 | SOL Ultimate Frisbee | 18 | |
13 | Treehouse Childhood Cancer Initiative | 15 | |
14 | You Can Send Mariachi Eterno on Tour! | 14 | |
15 | CalTeach Landesman Fund for Math/Science Teachers | 13 |
Rank | Prize | Department | Donors |
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1 | $2,500 | Rocket Team at UCSC | 213 |
2 | $1,000 | STEM Diversity - Plant the Seed for Big Dreamers | 203 |
3 | $500 | Pilipino Cultural Celebration | 97 |
4 | City on a Hill Press | 69 | |
5 | UCSC Slug Rugby | 54 | |
6 | Undergrads Supporting System-Impacted Filmmakers | 30 | |
7 | Kickstart Excellence: UCSC Women's Soccer | 19 | |
8 | NCAA Women's Basketball Team | 19 | |
9 | Grupo Folklórico Los Mejicas de UCSC | 18 | |
10 | Formula Slug | 17 | |
11 | Okinawa Memories Initiative (OMI) | 16 | |
12 | SlugMUN (Model United Nations) | 16 | |
13 | Adventure Rec Student Leadership | 13 | |
14 | iGEM 2023 | 11 | |
15 | UCSC Sailing Club | 10 |
Rank | Prize | Department | Donors |
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1 | $10,000 | STEM Diversity - Plant the Seed for Big Dreamers | 462 |
2 | $5,000 | UCSC Slug Rugby | 405 |
3 | $2,000 | Formula Slug | 300 |
4 | Rocket Team at UCSC | 289 | |
5 | Undergrads Supporting System-Impacted Filmmakers | 201 | |
6 | Okinawa Memories Initiative (OMI) | 175 | |
7 | Cloud 9 A Cappella | 155 | |
8 | Autoslug | 152 | |
9 | Pilipino Cultural Celebration | 148 | |
10 | NCAA Women's Basketball Team | 141 | |
11 | SOL Ultimate Frisbee | 137 | |
12 | Adventure Rec Student Leadership | 130 | |
13 | City on a Hill Press | 120 | |
14 | Grupo Folklórico Los Mejicas de UCSC | 116 | |
15 | Alumni Association Scholarship Fund | 109 |
Rank | Prize | Department | Donors |
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1 | $2,500 | UCSC Slug Rugby | 16 |
2 | $1,000 | Okinawa Memories Initiative (OMI) | 15 |
3 | Alumni Association Scholarship Fund | 13 | |
4 | CalTeach Landesman Fund for Math/Science Teachers | 13 | |
5 | Academic Excellence (ACE) Program | 12 | |
6 | STEM Diversity - Plant the Seed for Big Dreamers | 11 | |
7 | UC Santa Cruz NCAA Cross Country and Track & Field | 10 | |
8 | Humanities Student Success Fund | 9 | |
9 | Smith Society Internships and Research Fellowships | 9 | |
10 | Scholarships for Students of Highest Need | 9 | |
11 | Treehouse Childhood Cancer Initiative | 8 | |
12 | Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) | 8 | |
13 | Center for Agroecology: UCSC Farm | 7 | |
14 | Creating Equity in STEAM (CrEST) | 7 | |
15 | Girls In Engineering | 7 |
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