California sea lions are members of the "eared seal" family, Otariidae. They are social animals and form large onshore groups over several hundred individuals. At sea they are fast, agile swimmers ...

not to mention the thousands of large sea lions. Before the divers could get in, we had to communicate our intentions with the fishermen and ensure it was safe. Only then could the divers climb ...

And a few years ago, a very large sea lion nicknamed "James Pond" had to be tranquillized and moved from the Pender Harbour pond and yard it had taken up residence in. "They maybe follow fish up ...

“Sea lions can move quite large distances, so they are pretty aware of where they are going,” he said, adding he’s worried something else might be going on with the animal. “There’s a ...