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A group of brown pelicans flew back to their Huntington Beach ocean habitat on Wednesday after receiving nearly three months of treatment for domoic acid poisoning. Animal care staff at the Wetlands ...

After facing a delay of several weeks due to an abundance of whales off the state’s coast, California has been starting the ...

Nearly two dozen sea lions have been rescued from Ventura and Santa Barbara beaches this past week after they were sickened by domoic acid poisoning, according to the Channel Islands Marine & Wildlife ...

A stranded sea lion suffering from suspected domoic acid poisoning cranes its head on the beach, before being rescued by CIMWI (Channel Islands Marine & Wildlife Institute) volunteers, on March 27, ...

The seal pup named “Pogo” gives the photographer a poignant look. Central Coast sea lions fought a surge of domoic acid ...

Congratulations, Southern California. Experts say the worst of the deadly algae bloom is over. The Marine Mammal Care Center in San Pedro on Wednesday announced that “there have been no new patients ...

Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network (SBWCN) is currently caring for an increased number of seabirds showing signs of domoic acid poisoning, a naturally occurring toxin found in the ocean. The ...

SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, California (KSBY) — If you visit some Central Coast beaches, you may see sea lions breached and wedged in between rocks or even just lying on the sand. It’s been about three ...

Officials in Malibu, California, are advising beachgoers to avoid distressed sea lions recently reported in the area.

SAN DIEGO — A dead dolphin was discovered early Thursday morning on the beach near Nahant Court in Mission Beach, San Diego. Officials from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are now ...