According to Jeni Smith, the curator of the SeaWorld San Diego rescue program, the animals are getting sick from eating fish that have been infected ... California and many, many more sea lions.

Although most of the marine mammals affected by domoic acid toxicity are California sea lions, other animals are also susceptible to its effects, according to the Marine Mammal Center. Domoic acid ...

Sea lions in Southern California waters had rarely posed a problem for beachgoers, surfers and swimmers. Now, scientists say a naturally occurring bloom of toxic algae, a neurotoxin, is infecting ...

The horde of “demonic” sea lions that attacked people off the California coast in recent weeks lashed out because they were sickened by mind-warping toxic algae, scientists have discovered.

0:49 Toxic algae may be behind sea lion attacks in California ... when infected with domoic acid toxicosis, a neurological disease caused by seasonal algae that is poisonous to sea lions.

Along some 70 miles of Southern California coastline, usually curious and playful sea lions are attacking humans in the water. The animals are being poisoned by the ocean they live in, experts say ...

A common neurotoxin produced by algae blooms is making California sea lions more aggressive. Here’s why it has the power to change behavior—and the danger it poses. Rescuers capture a sick sea ...

Sea lions along the coast of California are being poisoned by toxic algae, causing them to behave in a way some describe as ‘demonic’. CTV News App Contact Us FAQ Newsletters Team Twitter feed ...