injuries,2009





			*Injured Sea Lions at Race Rocks*

As the Northern (Steller) and California sea lions have started to return to Race Rocks in the fall of 2009, we have noticed what may be a significant increase in the number of encounters they have had with humans. Ryan has taken these pictures which we will update as new examples come up.

" I cannot say for certain that it was one of the boats in the reserve that mangled this animal's hind flipper, however, boat traffic in the reserve consistently gets too close to marine mammals both in and out of the water." RM Aug 23,2009


A gash on the chest	The origin of this is difficult to say, perhaps a whale, shark or boat prop.	Boat prop scars on the back of this individual.

Neck rings: plastic hoops from commercial fishing net bundles.	Fishers sometimes carelessly discard these overboard	The two california sea lions on the left are shown here together.

Sept 26,2009 This california sea lion has a bad wound to the flipper.See also in the file on branded individuals recorded in the brand database.	Close up of the wound.

On December 13, 2009, an entangled sealion is spotted on Middle rock . See this file for images of the release.		*Ryan has included more images of injured sea lions on this Flickr page*

	See this file on human caused injuries of other years. Fishing flashers and neck rings.
	*See the Northern Sea Lion Taxonomy File with images and videos*
	See the California Sea Lion Taxonomy File
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