Even though there has not been a lot of evidence of immigration of this species, there were sightings in Ecuador during an El Niño event and southern Mexico.

They are typically found close to the coastline where there are rock ledges and crevices that they can find shade in, in such a warm climate.

Females that are lactating do not travel long distances and tend to stay within the colony and only have moderately brief outings when they do venture out.

These colonies are then divided into territories by the male seals[10] during breeding season, which is mid-August to mid-November, with a peak in late September and early October.

[12] Fur seal pups rely on their mother's milk for the first eighteen months, and weaning may be delayed for up to two or three years if conditions are poor.

The high level of resource uncertainty, late weaning, and potential overlap time of suckling young all lead to violent sibling rivalry and provide a good environment for studying parent-offspring conflict.

Galápagos fur seal population is drastically affected by El Niño, a period accompanied by high water temperatures and a deepening thermocline.

Sharks and orcas are the main predator of most other seal species, but their migration paths do not usually pass the Galápagos.

The threat of hunting has been removed since the declaration of the Galápagos islands as a national park and the protection of the species under law.

Oil spills would be particularly damaging to the fur seal as their thick pelage is an important part of their thermoregulation.

The waters near the archipelago are trafficked by vessels of ranging sizes that could contain and release moderate amounts of oil.

Since then all of the feral dog population on Isabela Island has been exterminated and the seals no longer face this threat.

[10] Now, the biggest direct threats to Galápagos fur seals involve climate change which includes ocean warming as well as ESNO weather events.

There is not a lot known about the relation between pathogens and pinnipeds, but there were diseases found carried by dogs and cats on Isabela Island.

[3] Animals such as rats, domestic dogs, and feral cats are considered to be a threat to the Galápagos fur seals because they can be both hosts and carriers of infectious diseases.

Although the fur seals are not exactly in close proximity to many domestic animals, feral cats are typically found around the islands.

Both Galápagos fur seals and sea lions were tested to see if they had strains that were susceptible to the bacterium found in the cats and dogs.

In the past few years, the presence of these strains could have resulted in lower mortality rates for the sea lions.

The government of Ecuador declared the Galápagos Islands a national park, and since then no major poaching has occurred.

[7] The National Park Service has also been able to regulate the feral dogs that have attacked and killed many Galápagos fur seals in the past.

In 1991 Ecuador started a plan for the conservation of marine mammals, including Galápagos fur seals, in the southeast Pacific.

Galápagos fur seals continue to face threats to their population due to their limited distribution across the islands of the Archipelago.