In recent weeks, Southern California ... in March when a sea lion attacked him not once, but twice. The animal bit through his wetsuit, leaving deep wounds and dragging him underwater in a ...

"They may be abnormally aggressive." A sick California sea lion with possible domoic acid poisoning lays on a beach wall in Santa Barbara, California, on March 25, 2025. David Swanson/AFP via ...

LaMendola, the surfer attacked by a sea lion, was very close to the Channel Islands – the main breeding ground for California sea lions. According to the center, 85% of sea lions are born on the ...

Phoebe suffered several surface-level puncture wounds from — not a shark — but an aggressive sea lion’s bite ... The shock caused her to briefly go underwater. Even then, all she could ...

The teen ducked underwater, saw a shadow and feared ... Someone cut off the head of a sea lion in Northern California and rode off with it in a bag. Authorities are now offering $20,000 for ...

One surfer recalled a scary attack that happened to him on March 21 Mario Tama/Getty Surfer Rj LaMendola said he was attacked a feral sea lion on March 21 in California. He later learned the ...

The situation at first seemed comical – a cute little sea lion ruling the line up at the wild Wedge in Newport Beach, where wave riders showed up earlier this week to take on beefy waves from ...

A 15-year-old was hospitalized with several cuts and scratches after she was attacked by a sea lion in Southern California during her junior lifeguard cadet trial, local media outlets reported.

There has been at least one other reported instance of a sea lion attack in Southern California in recent weeks, after a man was bitten while surfing in Oxnard. As she continues her recovery ...

The El Paso Zoo's cherished California sea lion, Little Bit ... where he was trained to assist in underwater detection, location and recovery missions. After his honorable discharge from the ...

LONG BEACH, California (KCAL, KCBS) — A 15-year-old Long Beach girl is still recovering from a sea lion attack that happened while she was swimming over the weekend. Phoebe Beltran was finishing ...