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 […]
Tag: Sea Lion
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 […]
Petition: Major French Amusement Park Shuts Down Dolphin Show
Parc Asterix, a major amusement park in Northern France, announced they would close their dolphin and sea lion aquarium. This decision comes ahead of a legislative debate on animal welfare rules, according to Yahoo. The park will send the dolphins to other aquariums in Europe for care. We’ve been thinking about this for several years,” […]
New Zealand Closes Down Road to Help Sea Lion Take Care of Her Pup
Dunedin, New Zealand has some new traffic changes. The Dunedin City Council announced they would be closing down a segment of the road to help protect a sea lion and her new pup, according to PEOPLE. “We’ve closed John Wilson Ocean Drive to vehicles for the next month to allow some special residents to use […]
Petition: Protect Pebble Island And Its Penguins!
Too many animals around the world are being driven to extinction because of habitat loss. The blue-throated hillstar hummingbird was just recently discovered and is already facing extinction because its natural habitat is home to metals that people want to get their hands on. Orangutans are suffering greatly because of deforestation for palm oil production. […]
Sea lions to be culled to protect salmon
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is accepting public comments on a new plan to cull sea lions on the Columbia River, along the Oregon-Washington border, in order to benefit populations of salmon and steelhead, which have been falling in recent years. Current management policy allows up to 92 California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) to […]