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 ...
Los Angeles Times9d
‘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 ...
USA Today8d
‘Demonic’ sea lion attacks surfer, sending him to hospital
A surfer in Southern California was terrorized by an aggressive sea lion that bit through his wetsuit, dragged him off his board and continued stalking him. A rattled RJ LaMendola wound up in a ...
ABC News7d
'Demonic' sea lion reports spark concerns about toxic algae on California coast
Toxic algae blooms contain a neurotoxin that is likely impacting the sea lions. Sea lions on the California coast are reportedly displaying strange behavior, likely due to a harmful algae ...
The Independent8d
Poisoned ‘almost demonic’ sea lions could terrorize beachgoers this summer
In a Facebook post describing the incident, LaMendola wrote that he was surfing when a frightening sea lion attacked him and tried to rip him off his board. The surfer wrote that the animal then ...
CBS News 89d
Sea lions suffering from algae bloom in San Diego, SeaWorld handling surge in sick animals
SAN DIEGO — A troubling situation is unfolding along the San Diego coastline as a dangerous algae bloom leads to an alarming rise in sea lions falling seriously ill. The bloom has caused a ...