Emaciated Sea Lion Pup (IMAGE)

NOAA Fisheries West Coast Region

Emaciated Sea Lion Pup

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Many sea lion pups in California's Channel Islands are underweight and are washing up on beaches starving are dead. Biologists suspect unusually warm ocean conditions are reducing marine productivity, causing female sea lions to struggle to find sufficient food to nurse the pups. For further details http://www.afsc.noaa.gov/News/CA_sea_lions.htm

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NOAA Fisheries/Alaska Fisheries Science Center

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