An unusually high number of disoriented marine mammals, sickened by a toxic algae bloom, is being found along ... “We have room for about 120 animals, and we're already at 50 plus,” said ...

More than 50 sickened adult sea lions have been found on beaches in Southern California in the last few days, demonstrating ...

Once the toxin is produced, smaller fish can eat the algae. Bigger animals like sea ... The 2023 bloom left hundreds of sea lions and dolphins dead. Another incident in 2024 described by the ...

Officials said the bloom produced ... Beach for a dead dolphin, Dr. Deming said. Within hours, the team was called again when lifeguards saw a seizing sea lion. “We rescued the animal and ...

Officials in Malibu, California, are advising beachgoers to avoid distressed sea lions recently reported in the area.

The animal rescue organization has been taking in up to eight sea lions or marine mammals a day in recent weeks, Warner said. Marine biology experts also fear the algae blooms will impact seal ...