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Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Sea Lion Blocks Traffic in the Middle of an Intersection in San Diego


We're not really sure, but it must not have been that important because it stopped in the middle of an intersection in San Diego to apparently scratch its back.

Officers were called to the intersection of Garrison and Rosecrans streets, about a block and a half from a marina, around 3:30 p.m. to find the seal laying on its back in the roadway blocking traffic.

It was in no apparent hurry to clear the intersection despite the row of cars waiting for their right of way.

A SeaWorld San Diego crew arrived a short time later and trapped the sea lion in a net and loaded it into a cage. People on the street were heard on video singing Seal's "Kiss From a Rose" as the scene unfolded.. 

SeaWorld Senior Animal Care Specialist Heather Armentrout said the female sea lion didn't appear to have any injuries but did say it was odd for her to be in the street.

She was taken back to SeaWorld where the staff was going to check her out with plans of releasing her to the ocean, Armentrout said.

Armentrout said she's taken part in sea lion rescues in city streets before but has never seen one that far inland.

No other information was available.



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Sunday, February 7, 2016

A Hungry Baby Sea Lion Was Found Lying in a Booth at Upscale San Diego Sea Food Restaurant


A hungry baby sea lion was busted Thursday after taking a seat at a San Diego seafood restaurant.

The tiny ocean dweller was discovered by Marine Room staff after it strayed into the fine-dining restaurant and making itself comfortable at a nice table with a view of the sea.

“He was a little bit early for his high tide breakfast reservation,” chef Bernard Guillas wrote in a Facebook page along with some photos of the pup.


SeaWorld animal rescue workers were called in to take care of the critter.

Rescuers said the call from Marine Room staff allowed them to give the sea lion “a second chance at life,” according to CBS News.

The sea lion was thin for its age and is listed at critical condition at Seaworld, the news station reported.  

“We hope to get her rehabilitated and back out into the wild,” SeaWorld wrote according to CBS.













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Sunday, June 7, 2015

An Effort to Use a Fake, Life-Sized Orca to Scare Off Hundreds of Sea Lions Crowding Docks Off the Oregon Coast, Ended with the Fiberglass Creature Going Belly-Up


Portland, Oregon - An effort to use a fake, life-sized orca to scare off hundreds of sea lions crowding docks off the Oregon coast ended, at least temporarily, with the fiberglass creature belly-up after it was swamped by a passing ship.

Still, Port of Astoria Executive Director Jim Knight said the sea lions briefly "got deathly silent" when the orca sailed into view. That was just before it started listing and tipped over Thursday night.

Once the 32-foot killer whale replica is dried out and repaired, "There's a chance we'll do it again" Friday, Knight said.

Earlier Thursday, officials had to find a replacement motor for the fake orca — actually a boat with a driver inside — that belongs to a whale watching business. It was brought overland from Bellingham, Washington.

Sea lions have become a nuisance to Astoria and commercial fishermen because they damage docks, prevent boaters from using the docks and eat lots of salmon.

Knight took the day's adventure in stride, calling it "a learning experience."

Once equipped with the replacement motor, the fake orca "was going fairly well and then a cargo ship came by and its wake swamped the whale," he said. "Our crew from the port had to go rescue the operator so he didn't drown.

"You can't make this stuff up," he added.

He estimates 1,000 people showed up to watch, applauding as the bogus whale took to the water.

As for the sea lions, there may have been an effect beyond their brief silence. Knight said there were 400 to 500 sea lions Thursday morning and perhaps 200 by Thursday night, when the fake orca was tied up to the docks where they rest.

"They probably think it's dead now that it's belly up."

Knight wishes the orca had gotten a chance to play its recordings of real killer whale calls, especially the "call to dinner" — usually emitted in the wild after they kill a sea lion or seal.

The original plan called for the orca to be driven around in the waters near Astoria, free of charge to the port. It can also tow a smaller, 7-foot-long orca behind it.

In recent weeks, the Port of Astoria has tried creative ways to keep the animals away, including installing beach balls, colorful tape, chicken wire and electrified mats. Of those, Knight said the beach balls have been the least expensive solution with initially the best results.

"There's something about flashing, moving bright colors that (sea lions) don't like," he said. "They jumped off the docks."

He said the beach ball idea could be revived.

The sea lion population has increased dramatically in recent decades. The animals are protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act, but the law includes provisions allowing for deterrence of the sea lions to protect private property.

The Astoria sea lion population is dwindling at the moment as many of them follow the salmon migration north. However by mid-August, they'll be back in force, Knight said.






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Friday, May 1, 2015

Cops in San Francisco Rescue Sea Lion Pup Roaming the Streets


A California sea lion pup was rescued after it was seen roving around San Francisco on Thursday, giving new meaning to the term 'trash collection.'

'Rubbish' the pup was saved in the Marina neighborhood by police and officials from the Marine Mammal Center, the center said in a news release.

The retrieval took place around 7:00 a.m., after Rubbish was earlier spied hiding under a car, center officials said.

The Marine Mammal Center's Dr. Shawn Johnson told KGO 'Luckily the San Francisco Police Department had stopped traffic around him and was protecting him until we got there.'
According to KRON, the rescue attempt took around four minutes.

Rubbish was delivered to the Marine Mammal Center, where Johnson figured out the pup had spent time there before, center officials said.

Johnson told KGO: 'He was rescued in Santa Barbara County in February and brought up here for rehabilitation. He was here at the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito for nearly two months.'
The person who first reported Rubbish gave him his name, center officials explained.
The center said of the pup's February rescue: 'Rubbish was eight months old and weighed just 30 pounds when he was rescued.

Veterinary staff and volunteers at the Center treated him for pneumonia and malnutrition, and helped return him to a healthy weight.

After gaining 27 pounds, Rubbish was released at Point Reyes National Seashore on March 23, 2015.







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Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Pacific Marine Mammal Center Receives $10K Donation to Help Sick Sea Lions


Laguna Beach, Calif. (KABC) -- Staff at the Pacific Marine Mammal Center in Laguna Beach released a sea lion, named Holly, back into the ocean after taking care of her for more than a month.

Holly was found in December on a beach in Corona Del Mar. She was dehydrated, emaciated and had parasitic infestations.

But now she is 81 pounds heavier and was able to go back home. Now the focus is on 25 other sick sea lions at the center. The staff said this time last year there were only four sick sea lions needing care.

To read more on this story, click here: Pacific Marine Mammal Center Receives $10K Donation to Help Sick Sea Lions 
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