Growth of the northern fur seal colony on Bogoslof Island, Alaska

Abstract

Callorhinus ursinus pups were first observed on Bogoslof Island, SE Bering Sea, in 1980. By 1988 the population had grown at a rate of 57%.yr-1 to >400 individuals, including 80 pups, 159 adult females, 22 territorial males, and 188 subadult males. Some animals originated from rookeries of the Commander Island; others are probably from the Pribilof Islands. -from Authors