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Animal care staff at the Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center nursed the 13 pelicans back to health as a domoic acid poisoning event sickened marine life along the entire Southern California coastline.
A 32-year-old man is going to prison after pleading guilty to beating a sick sea lion on a California beach, officials said.
The Huntington Beach nonprofit says 45% of the 8,000 wildlife it cares for annually comes from OC Animal Care's service area.
LONG BEACH, Calif. (KABC) -- Researchers say a minke whale found in the Port of Long Beach and a young gray whale in Huntington Beach both died due to domoic acid toxicity. This comes as dozens of ...
Two whales, along with dolphins and sea lions, recently washed ashore in Long Beach, the latest victims of a toxic domoic acid outbreak caused by a harmful algal bloom spreading along the Southern ...
A minke whale that was swimming in Long Beach Harbor earlier this month died from domoic acid poisoning associated with a toxic algal bloom that has stricken many other sea creatures, according to ...
It was at the ER that Sophie learned she had been attacked by a sea lion, their aggression likely a symptom of domoic acid poisoning from toxic algae, according to her doctor. “A sea lion isn ...
Domoic acid poisoning has sickened more than 100 sea lions and ... By the Cal Poly Pier in Avila Beach, ... the Marine Mammal Center says it is unclear how long this will last as they are not ...
Researchers say domoic acid poisoning is harming marine life and raising ocean ... and on April 6 the male mink whale was stranded dead after showing abnormal swimming patterns in Long Beach, ...
More information about domoic acid, as well as current levels at ocean beaches, can be found on WDFW’s domoic acid webpage. On all open beaches —Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Mocrocks, and Copalis ...