News

'It looked possessed' - Sick sea lions attacking beachgoers in California
A toxic algae bloom in southern California has sickened dozens of animals, causing them to have seizures and act erratically.
Discover Magazine on MSN11h
A Toxic Algae Bloom May Be Causing Sea Lions to Attack People
Learn more about an algae bloom that's causing sea lions to act erratically, leading to a few cases of aggression.
Sacramento Bee on MSN13d
‘Feral, almost demonic’ sea creature attacks surfer in California. What caused it?
RJ LaMendola shared what he called “the most harrowing and traumatic experience” in all his 20 years of surfing in a March 21 ...
Why are sea lions attacking people in the waters off California’s coast?
Along some 70 miles of Southern California coastline, usually curious and playful sea lions are attacking humans in the water ...
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 ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN13d
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 ...
‘Most traumatic’: Deranged sea lion, poisoned by toxic algae, launches terrifying attack on surfer
A California surfer was left injured and shaken after a violent sea lion attack, which experts believe was triggered by a ...
WDSU2d
Sea lions are attacking people in the waters off California’s coast. Here’s why
The attack left him “shaken” to his core, he said.The sea lion “erupted from the water, hurtling toward” RJ LaMendola at top speed – its “expression was feral, almost demonic ...