A 15-year-old girl was attacked during her swim test in Long Beach by a sea lion sickened by a recent toxic algae bloom, ...

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 ...

The March incident highlights an ongoing deadly outbreak as a neurotoxin ravages wildlife in Southern California.

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, ...

When sea lions have been exposed to “domoic acid toxicity,” a byproduct of consuming toxic algae, afflicted animals can display unusual behaviors such as their “head swaying back and forth ...

“But a sea lion?” Beltran told KTLA5 she was in the ... “As I came up, I was way too scared to face it head-on. I’m screaming this way as it’s biting me over here and it finally let ...

Sea lions affected by domoic acid show signs of illness like head-bobbing or seizures. Kathi Lefebvre, a research biologist with NOAA fisheries, who has been studying domoic acid in marine ...

a craning head motion known as stargazing and highly lethargic or comatose states. 'These animals are suffering and confused; do not interact directly with animals such as sea lions in distress ...

When sea lions have been exposed to “domoic acid toxicity,” a byproduct of consuming toxic algae, afflicted animals can display unusual behaviors such as their “head swaying back and forth, foaming at ...

the head of Civil Protection and Fire Department. "In coordination with Zofemat, the rescue and lifeguard group, in recent days, four sea lions have been found dead, while seven have survived and ...