Coolest WEBCAM Ever! Watch Sea Lions in Alaska
Watch Sea Lions chillin on Chiswell Island, Gulf of Alaska
http://www.alaskasealife.org/New/res...ell.php?idPT=3
The population of Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) in south-central and western Alaska has declined by more than 80 percent since the mid-1970s, and this “western stock” has been listed as an endangered species.
Chiswell Island, approximately 35 miles south of Seward, Alaska, is home to a small rookery of these endangered sea lions. Steller sea lions often return to the same rookery—a place where they give birth and mate annually—making long-term studies feasible with remote video observation. The Alaska SeaLife Center has monitored Steller sea lions on the island since October 1998 using remote video cameras. Researchers are par
ticularly interested in Steller sea lion distribution and movement patterns, reproductive success, and mortality at Chiswell Island and other locations. Live video feeds have been an essential tool in finding clues that could aid in Steller sea lion recovery.
Now live video feed of the Steller sea lions will also be available on computers around the world.
Whether sun, snow or horizontal rain, the web stream will be available here for a limited time until Steller sea lions gradually move on to more protected haulouts to avoid winter’s rough seas. This is the only live feed of Steller sea lions in their natural habitat currently running in the world.
Hypotheses for Steller sea lion declines include fishing pressure on food sources, reduced juvenile survivability, disease, persistent organic pollutants, prey changes–either in distribution or abundance, and killer whale predation
Chiswell Island is part of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge. The placement of equipment and research conducted on refuge land is done under Special Use Permit No. 74500 - 03-045 issued by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
The remote video cameras are owned and serviced by SeeMore Wildlife Systems, Homer, Alaska
Sorry! Maintanance is currently being done to the cameras at Chiswell Island today.
Please check back again tomorrow morning.
Camera Operating Hours: 9am - 6pm Alaska Standard Time
Do to an overwhelming demand to view the Steller Sea Lions on Chiswell Island we have upgraded the amount of people that can connect at a time to 100. Thank you to all our viewers who have made this project a complete success.
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Sorry! To make sure everyone gets a chance to see the sealions, viewing sessions are limited to 5 minutes at a time.
Please check back again after about 20 minutes.
17 USC § 1008 Prohibition on certain infringement actions:
No action may be brought under this title alleging infringement of copyright based on the noncommercial use by a consumer for making digital musical or analog musical recordings.
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