Hundreds of California sea lions, likely suffering from domoic acid toxicosis, have been flooding into animal treatment centers across Southern California over the past few weeks, believed to be the result of a toxic algal bloom off the coast of Southern California.
The Marine Mammal Care Center in San Pedro is one of the few facilities taking in the poisoned animals, and they’re so overwhelmed at this point that they’re regularly turning away dozens of sea lions that need treatment.