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Sea Lion Bites Surfer Amid One of the Worst Outbreaks of Domoic Acid Poisoning That California Wildlife Rescuers Can Remember
It started as a normal surf session for RJ LaMendola. He was roughly 150 yards from the beach in Southern California, riding ...
'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, ...
Oxnard surfer recounts confrontation with sea lion as cases of sickened animals on rise
LaMendola called CIMWI about the incident. His experience off Oxnard Friday was the first aggressive sea lion reported to the ...
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‘Feral, almost demonic’: Surge in poisoned sea lions threatens SoCal beachgoers, burdens rescuers
Sea lions and other ocean mammals in Southern California are falling victim to a poisoning event that a local expert calls the worst in recent memory. It is stranding the mammals along the coast ...
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‘Demonic’ sea lion attacks surfer, sending him to hospital
A surfer in Southern California was terrorized by an aggressive sea lion that bit through his wetsuit, dragged him off his board and continued stalking him. A rattled RJ LaMendola wound up in a ...