NBC Bay Area: California Sea Lion Ends Up at North Bay Car Dealership
California Sea Lion Ends Up at North Bay Car Dealership
Published by NBC Bay Area: November 12, 2020
A California sea lion who somehow ended up at a North Bay car dealership last week was rescued and is being treated at a nearby marine mammal facility. Mini, the appropriately-named adult female sea lion, was found in a parking lot at MINI of Marin in Corte Madera, according to The Marine Mammal Center.
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