California teen bitten by sea lion during junior lifeguard tryouts
A teenage girl and junior lifeguard candidate was attacked and bitten in the arm by an aggressive sea lion during a tryout in ...
‘Feral, almost demonic’: Surge in poisoned sea lions threatens SoCal beachgoers, burdens rescuers
Domoic acid poisoning is stranding marine mammals as warnings are issued to beachgoers of the threat posed by animals that ...
California teen feared she was bitten by shark — but it was something far rarer: ‘I’ve never heard of something like this’
"All I'm thinking is, 'Please, don't be a shark. Please, don't take off my arm, and please, don't kill me,'" Phoebe Beltran ...
A sea lion bites a 15-year-old girl swimming in Long Beach. Experts blame toxic algae
A 15-year-old girl was attacked during her swim test in Long Beach by a sea lion sickened by a recent toxic algae bloom, ...
'Demonic' sea lion reports spark concerns about toxic algae on California coast
Sea lions on the California coast are displaying strange behavior likely due to a harmful algae bloom impacting the region, ...
‘Please don’t be a shark’: Sea lion attacks California teen, who was training to be a lifeguard
Phoebe Beltran, a hopeful cadet for the Long Beach Fire Department Junior Lifeguard Program, was taking a swimming test as ...
Sea lion rescued from Carlsbad street
The California sea lion was picked up off a street near beach in Carlsbad. Officials say it may be a case of domoic acid ...
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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 ...