The sea lions were given medication for acute domoic acid poisoning but showed signs of chronic brain damage after treatment.

NEWPORT BEACH, CA — A sick female sea lion was reported on the shores of China Cove Beach in Newport Beach, authorities said Tuesday. According to the Newport Beach Animal Control, officers ...

Adult female California sea lion Finn is released at White Point Beach on October 15, 2024, after rehabilitating at the Marine Mammal Care Center in San Pedro, California. Michelle Obama’s Plain ...

9, the Marine Mammal Care Center Los Angeles said in an Oct. 25 Facebook post. Adult female California sea lion Finn was found seizing and stuck in the rocks of Redondo Harbor on Sept. 9.

As incoming waves battered a California harbor, a sea lion faced a “life-threatening situation.” The 172-pound sea lion, named Finn, was trapped “at the bottom of a steep sea wall, getting pounded by ...