An innovative new project is using human hair dye on Australian sea lions at Carnac and Seal Islands off the coast of Perth to track and learn about the local population. Edith Cowan University (ECU) are jointly leading the project with Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA) marine researchers, in collaboration with Department of […]
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Marine Animals Found on California Beaches with Signs of Domoic Acid Poisoning
Dozens of marine animals in California are being found on beaches with signs of poisoning. The animals appear disoriented and agitated, with their heads bobbing and their mouths foaming. Officials first became concerned in mid-August when sea lions, mostly adult females, were appearing on the southern California coast with signs of poisoning. “We are responding […]
Baby Sea Lion Climbs On Board And Cuddles With Boater
A boater in California experienced a once-in-a-lifetime encounter with a baby sea lion that he called a “life changing experience.” J.R. Gilkinson was about two miles off the coast of Newport Beach in California when he spotted the sea lion pup swimming near his boat. In a video on YouTube, Gilkinson said the pup “looked […]
Baby seal discovered in wheat crop three kilometers inland in South Australia
After discovering a baby seal in a wheat crop on a farm close to Cowell on the Eyre Peninsula, a farmer from South Australia released the animal back into the water. On Thursday morning, a seal was discovered on a neighbor’s driveway, three kilometers inland, according to farmer Ty Kayden, who received a call from […]
Dozens of sea lions hit paydirt when they broke into into pens full of salmon
Dozens of thieving sea lions in western Canada have spent the last few weeks gorging on fish after brazenly slipping into an industrial salmon farm – and ignoring all attempts to make them move on. Cermaq, the aquaculture giant with operations in Norway, Chile and Canada, says the wily predators were able to evade netting […]
Pretzel, the three-year-old female sea lion shot and left to die on beach
After taking in a malnourished sea lion with a gunshot wound last week, the Vancouver Aquarium’s Marine Mammal Rescue Centre has had an anxious few days. The three-year-old female sea lion, now named Pretzel, was discovered struggling on Kitsilano Beach in Vancouver on Friday. According to an email from the Vancouver Aquarium, the sea lion […]
People are Outraged at Woman Who Pushed Sea Lion into Orca-Filled Waters
A woman has sparked outrage after filming herself kicking a sea lion off of her boat, to where a pod of orcas was hunting. The woman posted the video to her TikTok, which went viral for all of the wrong reasons. The video began when a terrified sea lion jumped on board a woman’s boat […]
‘That’s not training, it’s beating’: Horror as trainer is caught on camera slapping and kicking two beluga whales after they failed to kiss him for a stunt
An animal trainer in far eastern Russia has been caught on film hitting and kicking two beluga whales – causing a fierce backlash. Dmitry Bachinsky, 32, who works at the Primorsky Oceanarium in Vladivostok, was caught on film lashing out at two whales, named Nil and Lear. According to animal rights campaigners, Bachinsky was attempting […]