To ensure the long-term survival of mountain lions, the California Fish and Game Commission is slated to vote to list the ...

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 ...

Wildlife rescuers pulled a critically ill California sea lion from Ballona Creek in Los Angeles earlier this month — later discovering the animal had been shot in the head twice and survived. The ...

SANTA CRUZ — Volunteers with the Marine Mammal Center rescued a sea lion that washed up on the beach at Natural Bridges State Beach Sunday afternoon. The Marine Mammal Center is a nonprofit ...

Many populations improved because the Marine Mammal Protection Act worked.

DAVENPORT, Calif. >> On a spit of sand 12 miles north of Santa Cruz, a small, emaciated sea lion lay on its side. The only sign of life was the deep press of its flippers against its belly, relaxing ...

A sea lion known for lounging near Petaluma’s Turning Basin was euthanized days after being rescued from a mall parking lot, following seizures linked to suspected toxic algae exposure. Lea el ...

It might be less visible than dwindling lion populations or vanishing pandas, but the quiet crisis of small mammal extinction ...

A man was taken into police custody and faces charges for animal cruelty and possession of a controlled substance after he was allegedly seen on security footage beating a sick sea lion with a stick.

Scientists believe that a cave east of Athens was a hideout for lions which roamed the Ancient Greek countryside thousands of ...