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  "textContent": "The UC Santa Cruz elephant seal research program began in 1967 when Professor Emeritus Burney Le Boeuf initiated a systematic tagging and censusing project at the Año Nuevo Reserve. This long-term study is housed within the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EEB). Currently, the research is spearheaded by Assistant Professor Roxanne Beltran, with significant […]",
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