Sentences with phrase «for sea lions»

Look for sea lions frolicking in the kelp forests below.

If it's spectacular scenery you desire, witness the thunderous falls at Iguassu Falls; take a guided walk in the Amazon Rainforest; explore Bariloche, which boasts some of Argentina's most glorious scenery; walk through Costa Rica's cloud forest; and cruise through the Galápagos Islands as you watch for sea lions, iguanas, and many bird species.

It is a great site for sea lions that may swoop and swim around you like the playful puppies of the ocean that they are.

You'll even enjoy a short cruise to the Millar group of islands, where you'll spend the day paddling a network of tiny islands that host haul - out for sea lions and a hangout for humpback whales.

There's even an entire island named for sea lions.

Watch for sea lions and sea otters.

Enjoy some of the most beautiful coastal scenery anywhere and watch for sea lions, sea otters and other marine life along the way.

Rarely is there a day in Santa Barbara that isn't perfect for kayaking, snorkeling or strolling the coastline while looking for sea lions, dolphins and whales.

We offer symbolic adoptions for sea lions, giant tortoises, blue - footed boobies and marine iguanas.

Recent fisheries assessments reveal, for example, that the sardine population — a major food source for sea lions — has dropped 72 percent since its last peak in 2006.

Keep your eyes open for sea lions, eagles, porpoises, and maybe even a killer whale!

There are rocky outcroppings with great opportunities to explore tidepools during low tide This is also a great place to be on the lookout for sea lions as some of their favorite rocks to rest upon are located on this peaceful beach.

Even during the scale down, the fleet size dropped down to 83 because of the animals» long life spans — typically the late 20s for the sea lions and upward of 30 years for the dolphins.

It is 11:30 on an August morning in New York City's Central Park Zoo — breakfast time for the sea lions.

The trends in the relative abundance of forage taxa highlight a decade - long decline in the availability and quality of forage for sea lions.

«Sardines and anchovies have both trended downward, and that compounds the problem for the sea lions.»

The new study found that the species then rose from less than 90,000 animals in 1975 to an estimated 281,450 in 2008, which was roughly the carrying capacity for sea lions in the California Current Ecosystem at that time.

The researchers don't know exactly what is prompting the whales to eat otters, but Estes asserts that the chain of events leading to the otter's decline may have been triggered by a boom in commercial fishing in the Bering Sea — which could have sharply curtailed or altered the food supply for sea lions and seals.

The Lisle Park District Board this month gave final approval to the schematic plans for Sea Lion Aquatic Park after a presentation by the developer and architect.

A perfect birthday present for any sea lion!

Development of a serological assay for the sea lion (Zalophus califonianus) anellovirus, ZcAV.

Marin County's Marine Mammal Center has been caring for a sea lion pup that was rescued from a dock on Alcatraz Island two weeks ago, spokesman Jim Oswald said.

Chilly was just five months old when he was rescued — unusually young for a sea lion on his own.

In 1993, we came to the rescue of another young sea lion nicknamed Bird Man and again in 1999 for a sea lion named Fortress.

Hornblower touts the northern tour as the most popular for sea lion sightings but I've seen them plenty of times on the southern tour as well (though note that it's never a guarantee you'll see them at all).

Not exact matches

Late that summer, Hitler and the German Luftwaffe turned their attention to England, with the Nazi dictator aiming to use his air forces to soften up Great Britain for an eventual ground invasion — codenamed Operation Sea Lion.

UAF has worked extensively with both institutional and commercial partners in Alaska and in recent years, using drones to monitor sea lion populations in the Aleutian Islands, conduct ice flow and environmental surveying missions for NASA and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, inspect pipelines for oil and gas giant BP and assist a Russian tanker during a dangerous late - season fuel delivery to the remote Alaskan outpost of Nome.

Damien Chazelle, «La La Land» Garth Davis, «Lion» Clint Eastwood, «Sully» Barry Jenkins, «Moonlight» Kenneth Lonergan, «Manchester By The Sea» Nate Parker, «The Birth of a Nation» Martin Scorsese, «Silence» Denis Villeneuve, «Arrival» If the Oscars were handed out today the winner would be: Damien Chazelle for «La La Land.»

It's not at all unusual for animals to try and protect their own species, but nearly 90 percent of humpback whale rescue missions involve smaller animals like seals, sea lions and small whales.

For example, how is that a sea lion, once they enter the water, that it's heart rate drops, blood vessels constrict, and lungs begins to collapse, whereby blood flows as usual to the heart and brain, but less reaches non-vital organs for swimming, and are now able to draw on oxygen in the muscles and bloFor example, how is that a sea lion, once they enter the water, that it's heart rate drops, blood vessels constrict, and lungs begins to collapse, whereby blood flows as usual to the heart and brain, but less reaches non-vital organs for swimming, and are now able to draw on oxygen in the muscles and blofor swimming, and are now able to draw on oxygen in the muscles and blood?

The staff did a good job and the sea lion and dolphins I think sort of speak for themselves.

Pool pass holders were directed to three pools in neighboring communities, where they could enter for free with their Sea Lion Park pool pass.

Lisle Park District commissioners plan to take a hard look at the district's finances before they move ahead with plans for a new Sea Lion aquatic park.

In 1988, the Lisle Park District opened Sea Lion Aquatic Park, following the lead of other neighboring communities who offered similar water parks for local families.

The Naperville Park District received $ 400,000 for the development of its 30 - acre Country Lakes Park, and the Lisle Park District received $ 400,000 to renovate Sea Lion Aquatic Park at Community Park.

The Aquarium of Niagara's oldest sea lion «Diamond» shows her support for breast cancer awareness!

Diving with Steller sea lions is like playing rugby with a 500 - pound, 7 - foot animal that just doesn't have any respect for one's personal boundaries.

SEA LION 911: Staff and volunteers cover a range of more than 600 square miles, locating and transporting stranded, sick or injured animals to the center for care.

Using satellites and transmitters attached to the sea mammals, the scientists have been tracking Northern fur seals and endangered Steller sea lions (see image) in the Gulf of Alaska and the Bering Sea for almost a decasea mammals, the scientists have been tracking Northern fur seals and endangered Steller sea lions (see image) in the Gulf of Alaska and the Bering Sea for almost a decasea lions (see image) in the Gulf of Alaska and the Bering Sea for almost a decaSea for almost a decade.

«When T - 14 is with a gang, he will work with others, usually for an hour or two, to subdue and kill a sea lion,» said Ford.

The sea lion population is healthy and robust, the new research found, and its recovery over the past several decades reflects an important success for the MMPA.

The findings are important, scientists say, because of management implications for the protected Steller sea lions.

Marine researchers Alan Springer and James Estes respond: For years scientists have attributed the seal and sea lion (pinniped) declines in southwestern Alaska to nutritional limitation, ostensibly the result of overfishing or climate change.

We are reasonably certain that killer - whale predation dramatically reduced sea otter numbers in southwestern Alaska, and we know that it could easily account for the seal and sea lion declines.

«The population has basically come into balance with its environment,» said coauthor Sharon Melin, a research biologist at the Alaska Fisheries Science Center who has tracked sea lion numbers in Southern California's Channel Islands for years.

«If sleeper sharks are involved in predation, it creates something of a dilemma,» said Horning, who works out of OSU's Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport, Ore. «In recent years, groundfish harvests in the Gulf of Alaska have been limited in some regions to reduce the potential competition for fish that would be preferred food for Steller sea lions.

For the past decade, Markus Horning of the Marine Mammal Institute at Oregon State University has led a project to deploy specially designed «life history transmitters» into the abdomens of juvenile Steller sea lions.

The study by NOAA Fisheries scientists is the first to analyze changes in fish populations sea lions prey on for clues as to what is causing the record strandings.

Along the way, keep an eye out for river otters, sea lions, and the northern or common minke whales that also call this area home.

Studying animals that show similar hemispheric biases for their own vocalization — like primates, sea lions and horses — could reveal important clues about how ancient language - processing mechanisms are, she adds: «Evolutionarily, this could go far beyond primates to a common ancestor for all mammals.