A Tiny Endangered California Least Tern: How Bird Banding Helps Conservation

Meet a young endangered California Least Tern photographed in Carlsbad and learn how bird banding helps researchers track survival, movement, and conservation.

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Celebrating World Ocean Day with Wildlife Jewels

Wildlife Jewels brought the community together for a special World Ocean Day Wildlife Walk, sharing real stories of La Jolla's seabirds, marine mammals, and the importance of protecting our coastal wildlife.

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Black Oystercatcher at Point La Jolla: A Jewel of La Jolla’s Protected Shoreline

A Black Oystercatcher observed during Wildlife Jewels EYES routine monitoring at Point La Jolla — a striking reminder of the importance of protecting La Jolla’s rocky shoreline habitat within this protected marine area.

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Western Gull Parents Protect Chicks on La Jolla Cliffs

An enchanting Father’s Day moment along the La Jolla coast ✨ During our routine Wildlife Jewels EYES monitoring yesterday, we witnessed a magical scene of devoted gull parents, fierce protection, and coastal wonder.

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🦭✨ Pupping Season Magic — Children’s Pool, La Jolla

Last week, we witnessed one of La Jolla’s most breathtaking winter moments: harbor seals and their tiny pups resting like soft, living jewels along the shoreline—little hearts of the ocean, breathing, blinking, and learning the rhythm of the waves.

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Wildlife jewels EYES Field Day: Seals & Sea Stars (Valentine’s Edition)

EYES Field Day: Seals & Sea Stars (Valentine’s Edition)
Wildlife Jewels + SDSU MEBSA will guide a wildlife-safe shoreline adventure: observe harbor seals from a respectful distance, explore nearby tidepools, and help document sea stars + intertidal life through simple, structured field observations.

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King Tides Along the La Jolla Shoreline — Wildlife Jewels EYES Observations

During our recent EYES King Tides observations along the La Jolla shoreline, we watched the shoreline transform as extra-high water washed over much of the usual haul-out beach.

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Celebrating National Bird Day in La Jolla: Discovering Our Precious Bird Jewels

On National Bird Day, January 5, Wildlife Jewels® hosted a community bird walk in La Jolla, bringing together wildlife lovers to observe, learn, and connect with the remarkable coastal birds of La Jolla Cove.

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Wildlife Jewels Learn from Birds Discovery Walk — La Jolla Cove

Our FIRST event of 2026! National Bird Day at La Jolla Cove

You’re invited to join Wildlife Jewels® on January 5 for our Learn from Birds Discovery Walk — a magical, field-inspired experience rooted in our EYES observations.

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Introducing EYES Hearts Seals — Help Protect La Jolla’s Seal Families

Each year from December through May, La Jolla becomes one of California’s most important harbor seal pupping sites. Mothers return to the beaches they’ve used for generations — especially Children’s Pool — to give birth, nurse, and raise their pups through the earliest, most vulnerable weeks of life.

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