Seals
WHS where Seals exist in the wild.
Connected Sites
Site | Rationale | Link |
Banc d'Arguin | monk seal | |
Cape Floral Region | fur seal | |
Danube Delta | monk seal | |
Donana National Park | monk seal | |
French Austral Lands and Seas | the second largest colony of Southern Elephant Seals and the third largest colony of sub-Antarctic Fur Seals in the world (OUV) | |
Galapagos Islands | fur seal | |
Giant's Causeway | harbour seal, grey seal | |
Glacier parks | fur seal, elephant seal, harbour seal | |
Gough and Inaccessible Islands | fur seal | |
Gros Morne National Park | harbour seal | |
Gulf of California | elephant seal | |
Heard and McDonald Islands | fur seal | |
High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago | the ringed seal and the grey seal | |
Ibiza | Mediterranean monk seal | |
Ichkeul National Park | monk seal | |
Ilulissat Icefjord | bearded seal, hooded seal, harbour seal, ringed seal | |
Lagoons of New Caledonia | fur seal | |
Lake Baikal | Baikal seal | |
Macquarie Island | fur seal | |
Mont-Saint-Michel | harbour seal | |
Mount Athos | The presence of the persecuted monk seal Monachus monachus (CR) was reported in 2006 (UNESCO/WHC,2006a) possibly from lairs on Piperi in the Northern Sporades Marine Park. (UNEP-WCMC) | |
Namib Sand Sea | fur seals | |
Olympic National Park | harbour seal | |
Papahanaumokuakea | monk seal | |
Paphos | monk seal | |
Peninsula Valdes | elephant seal, sea lion, fur seal | |
Pico Island | monk seal | |
Redwood | Harbor Seals | |
Robben Island | fur seal | |
Sceilg MhichĂl | harbour seal, grey seal | |
Shiretoko | Spotted Seal | |
St. Kilda | harbour seal, grey seal | |
Sub-Antarctic Islands | elephant seal | |
Surtsey | harbour seal, grey seal | |
Tasmanian Wilderness | fur seal | |
Te Wahipounamu | fur seal | |
Volcanoes of Kamchatka | fur seal, bearded seal | |
Wadden Sea | grey seal, harbour seal | |
West Norwegian Fjords | harbour seal | |
Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino | Harbor Seal | |
Wrangel Island | bearded seal |
Suggestions?
Do you know of another WHS we could connect to Seals?
A connection should:
- Not be "self evident"
- Link at least 3 different sites
- Not duplicate or merely subdivide the "Category" assignment already identified on this site.
- Add some knowledge or insight (whether significant or trivial!) about WHS for the users of this site
- Be explained, with reference to a source