'Please don’t kill me': 15-year-old girl attacked by sea lion in Southern California
Phoebe Beltran was in the homestretch of her 1,000-yard swim when she suddenly felt an intense pain as the sea lion bit her ...
Aggressive sea lion attacks 15-year-old girl in Southern California waters
A 15-year-old in Long Beach, California, is recovering after a terrifying and unexpected ocean encounter with a sea lion that ...
Sick sea lions a growing threat to people in California
Sea lions in Southern California waters had rarely posed a problem for beachgoers, surfers and swimmers, until now. Scientists say a naturally occurring bloom of toxic algae, a neurotoxin, ...
California's sea lions aren’t really ‘demonic’—they’ve been poisoned
A common neurotoxin produced by algae blooms is making California sea lions more aggressive. Here’s why it has the power to ...
Sea lion attacks girl, 15, during lifeguard test
A sea lion attacked a girl taking her lifeguard test in Long Beach, California. Toxic algae blooms have recently poisoned sea ...