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Al Jazeera America: In Warming Ocean, Seals and Sea Lions Starve

January 6, 2016
  • Climate change

In Warming Ocean, Record Number of Seals and Sea Lions Sicken and Starve

Published by Al Jazeera America: January 6, 2016

They are brought in with all sorts of problems: lockjaw, poisoning, cancer and even bullet wounds from fishermen. But most of the record number of seals and sea lions washing up on California's shores and being brought to a regional rescue center are starving.

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