Point Reyes is known for its diverse range of bird species, and you might catch sight of peregrine falcons, seabirds, or even migrating gray whales if you time your visit right.

Tule elk herds in the Point Reyes National Seashore rebounded this winter following a significant die-off during the drought, according to new National Park Service data.

A few miles off the coast of Point Reyes National Seashore, the 9-foot-high swells churned around the research vessel Jan Roletto was aboard last Friday when she and her colleague Kirsten ...

A 2-mile-long fence marks the border of the Tule Elk Reserve at the Point Reyes National Seashore on Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. (Alan Dep/Marin Independent Journal) ...

Fleur Dawes, an activist with the group In Defense of Animals, walks along a fence in Point Reyes National Seashore in 2020 that the National Park Service announced Tuesday will be removed. (Irfan ...

A secret settlement to end generations of cattle ranching in Point Reyes is displacing dozens of farmworker families, ...

Environmentalists reach landmark agreement with Point Reyes National Seashore, ranchers January 9, 2025 / 1:16 PM PST / CBS/Bay City News Service ...

A herd was given a home at the northern tip of Point Reyes, where it flourished, mostly contained by a 2-mile-long, 8-foot-tall fence. Environmentalists want to tear down that fence and free the elk.

The fence was first installed in 1978 after tule elk were reintroduced to Tomales Point. The minimum population estimate for the herd is 315 elk, according to NPS’ 2024 annual count.