Recognizing the interconnection of human & #marine #ecosystems is essential, as the stress in one often affects the other.
If you see a marine mammal in distress, please give them space and call the Marine Mammal Care Center’s Marine Mammal Hotline at 1-800-39-WHALE (94253).
#Crisis On The Coast: #DomoicAcid Poisoning Strands 140 #SeaLions & 50 #Dolphins On #California Beaches
The recent influx of #marine #wildlife affected by domoic acid poisoning off the coast of Southern California underscores a critical #environmental crisis, w/≧140 sea lions suffering from this debilitating poison & reports of at least 50 stranded dolphins along local beaches.
#ClimateCrisis #climate #MarineLife #ocean #wildfires #ecosystems #algae #OceanWarming #science
https://worldanimalnews.com/crisis-on-the-coast-domoic-acid-poisoning-strands-140-sea-lions-and-50-dolphins-on-california-beaches/
A sick sea lion is rescued to be evaluated by volunteers from the Channel Islands Marine & Wildlife Institute. Over 100 marine mammals and birds have been affected by domoic acid poisoning from algal blooms in southern California since February, Santa Barbara, #US
Photograph: David Swanson/AFP/Getty Images
[Raum-Suryan et al.] The First Satellite Flipper Tag Deployments on Steller Sea Lions Allow Tracking Beyond the Annual Molt https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/mms.70010?af=R 
#SeaLions #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Pinnipeds
Surge in poisoned sea lions threatens beachgoers, burdens rescuers in Southern California https://phys.org/news/2025-03-surge-poisoned-sea-lions-threatens.html #SeaLions #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Pinnipeds #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateAction #ClimateEmergency #OceanPollution #MarinePollution
It is just this lack of connection to a concern with truth -- this indifference to how things really are -- that I regard as the essence of bullshit. ... The bullshitter ... does not reject the authority of the truth, as the liar does, and oppose himself to it. He pays no attention to it at all. By virtue of this, bullshit is a greater enemy of the truth than lies are.
-- Harry G. Frankfurt (On Bullshit (2005))
What beachgoers need to know about poisoned sea lions
#SeaLions #wildlife #poisoning #DomoicAcid #AlgaeBloom #stargazing #LosAngeles https://www.latimes.com/california/newsletter/2025-03-25/sea-lions-poisoned-san-pedro-dolphins-essential-california
I think that it's an honorable thing to change your mind occasionally. I don't think it's a sign of weakness or lack of integrity. I believe men are united by their doubts and separated by their convictions. Therefore, it's a very good thing to have doubts. Doubts are the greatest spur to activity that I know of.
-- Peter Ustinov
If we don't change direction soon, we'll end up where we're going.
-- Irwin Corey
Sea lions basking at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco, a popular tourist attraction showcasing lively marine wildlife.
#BuyIntoArt #SanFrancisco #FishermansWharf #California #Animals #SeaLions
https://john-twynam.pixels.com/featured/sea-lions-at-fishermans-wharf-john-twynam.html
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[Martin et al.] Report of Two Rare Cases of Allonursing and Fostering in the Cape Fur Seal (Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus) in Namibia https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/mms.70014?af=R #SeaLions #Seals #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Pinnipeds
Tooth size in South American sea lions reflects historical shifts in population abundance https://phys.org/news/2025-03-tooth-size-south-american-sea.html #SeaLions #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Pinnipeds
Bald eagles and sea lions fighting over herring that have just spawn as you can see from the colour of the sea.
Photo taken during my photo tours in the last few days on the east coast of Vancouver Island.
The herring spawn is still going strong and I have some availability this week for tours: https://www.catherinebabault.com/workshops
Unprecedented number of #sick, #stranded #sealions being found on #LA #beaches https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/unprecedented-number-sick-sea-lions-found-la-beaches-rcna195475
An unusually high number of disoriented marine mammals, sickened by a toxic algae bloom, is being found along Southern California’s coast, prompting concerns 2025 could be the deadliest year yet.
At the point in the world where I would rather watch hours of sea lion screaming than whatever else is on tv
