Follow-up to: CBS:
Officials alarmed as several types of marine mammals begin washing up
in California -- "Now entire coast is being affected" -- "Whole
population getting hit hard... a real shock to us" -- Animals of all
ages sick, not only newborns -- "Really hard to wrap our heads around
what’s happening" (VIDEO)
Press Democrat, Feb 4, 2015 (emphasis added):
The Marine Mammal Center in Marin County is on the front lines of a
statewide response to a surge in sea lion pups turning up on California
beaches… Already this year [there's been] at least 108 California sea lions
in need of care — mostly pups, but some juveniles and adults, as well,
staff veterinarian Cara Field said Tuesday. Even more were in line to
arrive from triage centers… The marine mammal hospital usually takes in just a few California sea lion babies in January of a given year. The most ever was last January, when there were 10,
so “we’ve received a huge increase,” Field said. The situation is
similar across the network of marine mammal care facilities on the West
Coast… it’s the third year in a row that an unusual
number of enfeebled young sea lions have been rescued from the
California shoreline. The underlying cause remains a mystery… Santa
Barbara area… has just been overwhelmed, Field said… The continued
problems for the state’s sea lion population have puzzled scientists…
Last year, it took until April for the center to reach the number of sea
lions treated already this year…
Reuters,
Jan 28, 2015: California sea lions… are turning up stranded and starved
on Southern California beaches in record numbers this year, leaving experts worried that this winter may be the worst season ever documented for the marine mammals.
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