We've all seen the photos — record numbers of
starving young sea lions, little more than skin and bones, that have washed ashore along the Northern California coast.
Not exact matches
But
sea lion mothers are having trouble finding enough food to sustain themselves and the pups they are nursing, so many of these
young animals are left
starving on the islands for days at a time.
This spring, the center saw an influx of sick and
starving young elephant seals and California
sea lions.