When scientists compared what California sea lions eat in the Channel Islands (U.S.) and the Gulf of California (Mexico), they expected to find a clear explanation for why populations were booming in ...

A stranded sea lion suffering from suspected domoic acid poisoning cranes its head on the beach, before being rescued by CIMWI (Channel Islands Marine & Wildlife Institute) volunteers, on March 27, ...

Marine mammal experts say dozens of hungry and sick sea lion pups have washed up on Southern California beaches this winter, and many have died at rescue centers. Veterinarian Richard Evans said the ...

“Specifically for juvenile chinook salmon during their first year foraging in the ocean, we estimated that Steller sea lions ate 93–221 metric tons, which equates to 1,431,524–2,932,922 individuals,” ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The pregnant sea lion was alone on a rocky shoreline in Imperial Beach. Suffering from a suspected case of domoic acid poisoning, the animal cycled through ...

A sea lion named Ronan is better able to keep a beat than the average human, a new study finds. Such ability in animals is generally thought to be unique to humans and some birds, but Ronan’s ...

The National Marine Fisheries Service is offering a whopping $20,000 for information on a burly man spotted sawing the head off a dead sea lion in California in late July — the second instance of ...

Photographer Griet Van Malderen captures a rare and moving sight: lions walking on the beaches of Namibia (southern Africa). These felines, recognized by the scientific community as the only sea lions ...