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Marine Mammal Center Set to Reopen for First Time Since Pandemic Closure
The Marine Mammal Center in the Marin Headlands of Sausalito will reopen its doors this week for the first time in two years after being closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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3 More Dead Gray Whales Found in San Francisco Bay: Marine Mammal Center
Scientists with the Marine Mammal Center have responded to three more dead gray whales reported in San Francisco Bay recently, center officials said Friday.
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3 More Dead Gray Whales Found in San Francisco Bay: Marine Mammal Center
Scientists with the Marine Mammal Center have responded to three more dead gray whales reported in San Francisco Bay recently, center officials said Friday.
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Uncovered Underwater: Local Researchers May Have Discovered a New Whale Species
When Dr. Jay Barlow and Dr. Elizabeth Henderson set sail from San Diego back in November, they couldn’t have predicted what was awaiting them off the coast of Baja California. With a team of Marine Mammal researchers, the pair believe they may have discovered a new species of Beaked whale that approached them while they were on the open...
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Rescued Sea Lion Returned to Ocean After Recovering from Shark Bite, Poisoning
A sea lion was back home in the Pacific Ocean waters Monday after a long recovery from a severe shark bite wound as well as domoic acid poisoning, according to the Marine Mammal Center.
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Local Center Treats Sea Lions With Gunshot Wounds
On a recent day, among the dozen or so animals receiving care at Sausalito’s Marine Mammal Center, were three sea lions all suffering from similar afflictions — they had all been shot. Joe Rosato Jr. reports.
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Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito Treats Sea Lions With Gunshot Wounds
On a recent day, among the dozen or so animals receiving care at Sausalito’s Marine Mammal Center, were three sea lions all suffering from similar afflictions — they had all been shot. The three animals were separately rescued at points around the Bay Area by the center’s veterinarian team; Two of the patients each lost an eye from gunshot wounds....
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Young Seal Rescued From Parking Garage in Redwood City
A young seal was taken to the Marine Mammal Center near Sausalito on Sunday after being rescued from a Redwood City parking garage, the Redwood City Fire Department said.
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Stray Endangered Sea Turtle Found in Humboldt County
An endangered sea turtle is being treated at the Marine Mammal Center near Sausalito. Mark Matthews reports.
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Far From Home: Stray Endangered Sea Turtle Found in Humboldt County
An endangered sea turtle is being treated at the Marine Mammal Center near Sausalito.
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Malnourished Sea Lion Pups Rescued From Bay Area Beaches
The Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito has recently seen a spike in sick marine animals, a problem that was highlighted when a struggling sea lion pup crawled onto Ocean Beach in San Francisco on Wednesday.
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Sick Sea Lion Pups Stranded on Shore
The Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito has recently seen a 300% spike in sick sea lion pups, a problem highlighted when a sea lion was rescued at Ocean Beach on Wednesday. Christie Smith reports.
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Whale That Hung Around Alameda for Weeks Swims Into Bay
A humpback whale that had been splashing around Alameda for more than three weeks seems to have moved into the harsher waters of the Bay, a Marine Mammal Center spokesman said Tuesday.
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Unhealthy Whale Has Been Foraging Fish Near Alameda for a Week
A humpback whale that has been circling the waters near Alameda for a week appears to be unhealthy, a Marine Mammal Center spokesman said Monday.
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10th Dead Whale Discovered in the Bay Area in 2 Months
Another dead whale was discovered Tuesday in the waters off Pacifica, marking the tenth such discovery in the Bay Area over the past two months.
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Dead Whale Washes Ashore at Ocean Beach in San Francisco
A dead gray whale washed ashore at Ocean Beach in San Francisco early Monday morning, marking the ninth such discovery in the Bay Area this year, according to The Marine Mammal Center.
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Visitors to Coast Urged to Keep Their Distance From Seal, Sea Lion Moms, Pups
When a weeks-old male harbor seal pup was spotted alone on a beach at Fort Ross State Historic Park in Sonoma County this spring, well-meaning beachgoers surrounded, petted and tried to feed it.
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2 More Dead Whales Reported in the Bay Area
Two more dead whales were discovered in the Bay Area this week, one in the East Bay, and another on the Peninsula coast, according to authorities.
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Dead Gray Whale Near Rodeo Was Severely Malnourished
Scientists with the Marine Mammal Center said Wednesday that the gray whale that washed up on the Rodeo shoreline in unincorporated Contra Costa County last week died of severe malnutrition, but due to decomposition they’ve been unable to pinpoint its underlying cause.
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Dead Gray Whale Washes Ashore in Rodeo
A dead gray whale has washed ashore in Rodeo, marking the third gray whale death in the Bay Area this year, officials confirmed Wednesday.