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KAZU: An Annual Sea Lion Sickness Is Linked To Climate Change
June 23, 2020
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An Annual Sea Lion Sickness Is Linked To Climate Change
Published by KAZU: June 23, 2020
Since mid-May, disoriented and sometimes convulsing sea lions have been showing up on beaches across the Central Coast. It has become an annual occurrence with warming seas and algal blooms.
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