The cause is less demonic and more likely domoic acid toxicosis caused by toxic algal bloom, often referred to as red tide, ...

A common neurotoxin produced by algae blooms is making California sea lions more aggressive. Here’s why it has the power to change behavior—and the danger it poses.

A man in Ventura, California, was recently arrested after he attacked a beached sea lion, as this post on Instagram showed.  ...

A wave of sea lions off the coast of Southern California have been sickened by an algae-produced toxin that makes them ...

The horde of “demonic” sea lions that attacked people off the California coast in recent weeks lashed out because they were sickened by mind-warping toxic algae, scientists have discovered.

The toxicity of this particular bloom seems to be a lot higher, ” said a marine biologist. “Animals are in worse shape than ...

0:49 Toxic algae may be behind sea lion attacks in California A toxic algae has led to an uptick in sea lion attacks on beachgoers in Southern California, according to experts in the area.

Along some 70 miles of Southern California coastline, usually curious and playful sea lions are attacking humans in the water. The animals are being poisoned by the ocean they live in, experts say ...