Endangered Australian sea lion pup makes a splash in first public appearance
The nine-week-old sea lion pup, yet to be named, required some gentle maternal encouragement before diving into the water at ...
Aggressive sea lion attacks 15-year-old girl in Southern California waters
A 15-year-old in Long Beach, California, is recovering after a terrifying and unexpected ocean encounter with a sea lion that ...
Sick sea lions a growing threat to people in California
Sea lions in Southern California waters had rarely posed a problem for beachgoers, surfers and swimmers, until now. Scientists say a naturally occurring bloom of toxic algae, a neurotoxin, ...
‘Please don't kill me': 15-year-old girl attacked by sea lion in Southern California
15-year-old Phoebe Beltran has several cuts on her right arm and was hospitalized following the confrontation with the animal ...
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 ...