Rescuers Gather Sea Lion With Multiple Facial Injuries From Mendocino’s Portuguese Beach, Take to Sausalito Rehabilitation
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Rescuers hoisting the sea lion up the bluffs of Portuguese Beach [Photo provided by Robert Dominy]
Rulli told us the Marine Mammal Center was initially informed of the injured sea lion yesterday evening and was found in the same location this morning.
The bluffs proved too steep for rescue vehicles brought by the trained responders so the Marine Mammal Center reached out to the Mendocino Volunteer Fire Department to provide support. “The Fire Department assisted our experts in the rescue by utilizing extraction gear to safely hoist the large metal rescue carrier with the sea lion secured inside from the beach,” explained Rulli.
Associate Director of the Field Operations and Response Program at The Marine Mammal Center Ryan Berger said, “This was both a unique and challenging rescue situation for this injured California sea lion that required medical attention.” He added, “Our team is grateful to our partners at the Mendocino Volunteer Fire Department for their assistance in this response to help give this animal a second chance at life.”
Rulli provided the following best practices to beach-goers when navigating sea-faring animals:
As Mendocino County sees increased crowds to its beautiful coast and beaches, The Marine Mammal Center would like to remind the public that they play an important role in the conservation of marine mammals along the central coast by keeping these marine wildlife viewing tips in mind:
- Keep A Safe Distance. Whether on the water viewing marine life or walking with your pet on local beaches, a great wildlife viewing experience starts with keeping your distance and keeping pets on leash.
- Use Your Zoom. It’s ok to take photos and admire the animals, but if you’re so close that you’re not using your zoom or they’re reacting to you, then you’re too close. No SEAL-FIES please!
- Call Us. If you see a seal or sea lion in distress, call The Marine Mammal Center’s rescue hotline at 415-289-SEAL (7325). The Center will monitor the animal and, if necessary, send a trained responder to rescue it safely.
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There is a dead sea lion on the Manilla Beach by the pulp mill
Covid cut him down in his prine.
IT WAS ANTIFA. CALL SHERIFF HONSAL.
With the drought and low rivers, think of all the salmon and steelhead that will escape predation with a few less sea lions lurking around the river mouths . . . Seals are bad but sea lions eat a LOT of fish to stay alive. I realize that the local rivers don’t have spring or summer runs (except the Klamath which is in emergency drought conditions ) but I am not sad. JMHO.
Seals and sea lions eating fish is part of the circle of life. They’ve been eating them forever, it’s their food source. We take from them, not the other way around!!!
Seals are “bad”?
You seem to have no awareness of the natural order of things. The only creatures on this planet that take more than they need…is humans. You failed the quiz, Quiz
You ain’t a lyin
My personal opinion is just that. With all the carnage going on environmentally I’ll side with salmonids every time. We can spare a few seals and sea lions but the salmonids we can’t. JMO
Sea lion predation is the 500 lb gorilla nobody wants to deal with in the salmonid recovery picture. The Marine Mammals Protection Act extended Endangered Species Act type protections to some species that don’t really need them, with the result that sea lion populations have increased to the point that they’ve become pests. We need more orcas to even up the score.
fewer seals and sea lions mean hungrier sharks coming closer to shore in search of food.
Actually there are summer steelhead in redwood creek, the mad, the eel, and the mattole rivers.
Sorry Tom. Looks like yer a little late on the Manila rescue.
Get the paddles Tom, we can do this, CLEAR!
Laserations on the face, hmm propeller. The only animals there are too many of are humans. And nature has a plan for us. Fate will treat humans as kind as a mongoose on a snake. I hope that critter gets all the care it needs to be released and gets to live a happy life.
I am always saddened by stories of hurt animals. However, when people talk about people taking the feed of the sea lion by eating their fish I am reminded that the indigenous people ate and used sea lion skins and all parts of them. Now, the indigenous people eat European food.
Times change, that is the very nature of things.
How much did this rescue cost. Take your.270 win next time and quit torturing these wild animals.
People up close freak these critters out as bad as if Great white sharks were going to save you.
Humanly put the unfortunate critter down
humans are a compassionate species full of hope and will not give up trying.
None of the money spent was YOURS. The organization that did the rescue is supported by voluntary donations
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