Discover what makes marine mammals unique and why they need our protection. California's coastal waters are home to some of nature’s most remarkable creatures - marine mammals like seals, dolphins, ...

SAN DIEGO — “Spike” the sea lion is making waves in the science community, learning how to play video games on the deck of a sea pen in the San Diego Bay off the coast of Point Loma. The U.S. Navy ...

Dr. Debra Moore, an assistant clinical professor in MSU’s College of Veterinary Medicine, evaluates a sea turtle as part of university efforts to monitor the health of marine mammals and sea turtles ...

A nightmarish scene unfolded in the summer of 2023 across Los Angeles County beaches as hundreds of sick marine mammals washed ashore and became stranded in the sand. Beachgoers witnessed animals ...

Wildlife officials are warning the public of a toxic algae bloom affecting marine mammals along Los Angeles County beaches. On Monday evening, the city of Hermosa Beach posted an “Urgent Marine ...

In a small, rented lab in the port of Los Angeles in May, Keith Matassa was working through a backlog of bodies on ice. Using a surgical knife, he carefully removed a California sea lion fetus from a ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. More than 400 marine mammals have been reported stranded or sickened along California’s Central Coast since June.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Whales, dolphins and seals living in U.S. waters face major threats from warming ocean temperatures, rising sea levels and decreasing sea ice volumes associated with climate ...

Luciana Gallo of BIOMAR-CONICET and Marcela Uhart of UC Davis sample for highly pathogenic H5N1 among cormorants (by shore) and terns (in greenery) at Punta Leon in Argentina in November 2023. The ...

Huge die-offs of elephant seals occurred after the virus gained nearly 20 troublesome new mutations, scientists found. By Apoorva Mandavilli Elephant seals in South America died in massive numbers ...