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Wounded Sea Lion Spotted At San Francisco's Aquatic Park
Rescuers from The Marine Mammal Center, based in Sausalito, have responded to the scene.
The sea lion appears to have 2 large wounds. Head and body. It floated for about 30 minutes before attempting to beach itself. pic.twitter.com/o2iy0MyM3O
— Joe Vazquez (@joenewsman) February 7, 2018
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Wildlife rescuers are on standby after a wounded sea lion was spotted swimming in the waters of San Francisco's Aquatic Park.
The Marine Mammal Center first received a call about the injured animal from a concerned citizen around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. A worker with the Sausalito-based center responded to the scene and found the California sea lion lethargic and wounded, according to center spokesman Giancarlo Rulli.
The sea lion has swam toward the shore and back out to the bay for several hours, near Hyde Street Pier, Rulli said. A trained response team is at the scene, but will not be able to perform a rescue until the sea lion beaches itself on shore.
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Rulli thanked the person who first reported the injured sea lion to the center's hotline.
"We depend on (the public) as our eyes and ears," Rulli said.
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Report sick, injured or stranded mammals to the Marine Mammal Center at 415-289-SEAL.
Somewhere under the water of that dock at #hydestreet pier is an injured baby sea lion and probable victim of a shark attack. Help is in the way. #sealion #abc7now pic.twitter.com/nc5S4sIU9G
— Wayne Freedman (@WayneFreedman) February 7, 2018
South end rowing club member Miguel Meléndez took these photos of the wounded #sealion pic.twitter.com/GqNEkWqR5G
— Joe Vazquez (@joenewsman) February 7, 2018
PHOTO: Sea lions bark at each other at Pier 39 in San Francisco, Friday, Oct. 15, 2010. The sea lions have been a fixture at the popular tourist attraction for 20 years. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
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