California's sea lions aren’t really ‘demonic’—they’ve been poisoned
A common neurotoxin produced by algae blooms is making California sea lions more aggressive. Here’s why it has the power to ...
'Demonic' sea lion reports spark concerns about toxic algae on California coast
Sea lions on the California coast are displaying strange behavior likely due to a harmful algae bloom impacting the region, ...
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Sea Lion Bites Surfer Amid One of the Worst Outbreaks of Domoic Acid Poisoning That California Wildlife Rescuers Can Remember
Sea lions, dolphins and birds are sick and dying because of a toxic algae bloom in Southern California—and animal care ...
Why Are Dolphins and Sea Lions Washing Up Dead on Southern California Beaches?
In recent weeks, hundreds of sea lions, dolphins and other animals have turned up in the sand dead or seriously ill, alarming ...
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‘Feral, almost demonic’: Surge in poisoned sea lions threatens SoCal beachgoers, burdens rescuers
Sea lions and other ocean mammals in Southern California are falling victim to a poisoning event that a local expert calls the worst in recent memory. It is stranding the mammals along the coast ...
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Spearfisherman’s rare encounter with sea lion prompts full-water rescue
A free-diving spearfisherman was suddenly rendered helpless after a rare encounter with a sea lion Monday morning off San Diego. Thomas Henman, 19, was spearfishing about 200 yards off the La ...
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'Demonic' sea lion reports spark concerns about toxic algae on California coast
The Marine Mammal Care Center has taken in nearly 150 sea lions since February, Bader said. There have been reports of dolphins and seabirds falling ill as well, and this event could be worse than ...