Los Angeles Times - Hundreds of starving sea lion pups are washing up on California beaches from San Diego to Santa Barbara. The problems is overwhelming rescue centers.
For months, the sea lion pups — not even a year old — have been washing up on Southern California beaches at an alarming rate. They were stranded, severely underweight, bones poking through their slick dark fur. They were clinging to life, many of them with ailments far beyond malnutrition.
Officials last week declared an "unusual mortality event" for the California sea lion, a designation that came after the pups have been found stranded on beaches from Santa Barbara to San Diego at rates exponentially higher than in years past.
In Los Angeles County, nearly 400 pups have been stranded since the beginning of the year. Last year, 36 were reported during that stretch....So far in 2013, he said, the center has admitted more than 425 animals, "more than we see all year in most
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