so far this year there’s been 3000 pops that have stranded in California all
that have stranded in California all
that have stranded in California all along California thousand of them have
along California thousand of them have
along California thousand of them have come here to the Marine Mammal Center we
come here to the Marine Mammal Center we
come here to the Marine Mammal Center we help any Marine Mammal that is in
help any Marine Mammal that is in
help any Marine Mammal that is in distress or in pain needs help we bring
distress or in pain needs help we bring
distress or in pain needs help we bring them here to Sausalito and and give them
them here to Sausalito and and give them
them here to Sausalito and and give them the care that they need with the
the care that they need with the
the care that they need with the ultimate goal to release them back out
ultimate goal to release them back out
ultimate goal to release them back out in the while we’re seeing an increasing
in the while we’re seeing an increasing
in the while we’re seeing an increasing trend since 2013 of the number of sea
trend since 2013 of the number of sea
trend since 2013 of the number of sea lion pups that have been basically
lion pups that have been basically
lion pups that have been basically abandoned or being weaned early by their
abandoned or being weaned early by their
abandoned or being weaned early by their mothers down in the Channel Islands and
mothers down in the Channel Islands and
mothers down in the Channel Islands and they’re washing ashore all up and down
they’re washing ashore all up and down
they’re washing ashore all up and down the California coast here we are seeing
the California coast here we are seeing
the California coast here we are seeing a lot of sea lions that are just by
a lot of sea lions that are just by
a lot of sea lions that are just by themselves they’ve just been hauling off
themselves they’ve just been hauling off
themselves they’ve just been hauling off on beaches can you tell if this one is
on beaches can you tell if this one is
on beaches can you tell if this one is looking a little skinny
looking a little skinny
looking a little skinny yeah I’m just playing with a map make
yeah I’m just playing with a map make
yeah I’m just playing with a map make sure exactly where you are got two feet
sure exactly where you are got two feet
sure exactly where you are got two feet long he actually went into the building
long he actually went into the building
long he actually went into the building here at first when the sea lion pups
here at first when the sea lion pups
here at first when the sea lion pups started stranding we weren’t really sure
started stranding we weren’t really sure
started stranding we weren’t really sure what was happening in January we had 50
what was happening in January we had 50
what was happening in January we had 50 sea lions which was ten times more than
sea lions which was ten times more than
sea lions which was ten times more than we normally get in January and then by
we normally get in January and then by
we normally get in January and then by March we had 400 as a numbers continue
March we had 400 as a numbers continue
March we had 400 as a numbers continue to increase more and more than we
to increase more and more than we
to increase more and more than we started to reach out to the biologists
started to reach out to the biologists
started to reach out to the biologists the study of the sea lions out on the
the study of the sea lions out on the
the study of the sea lions out on the Channel Islands where the sea lion
Channel Islands where the sea lion
Channel Islands where the sea lion should have been with her mother’s mercy
should have been with her mother’s mercy
should have been with her mother’s mercy we basically realized that this is
we basically realized that this is
we basically realized that this is directly related to increased ocean
directly related to increased ocean
directly related to increased ocean temperatures some of the water along the
temperatures some of the water along the
temperatures some of the water along the California coast er is two to five
California coast er is two to five
California coast er is two to five degrees above normal for this time of
degrees above normal for this time of
degrees above normal for this time of year this is record warm water
year this is record warm water
year this is record warm water temperatures in California that was
temperatures in California that was
temperatures in California that was caused by a decrease in upwelling
caused by a decrease in upwelling
caused by a decrease in upwelling upwelling is caused by northern winds
upwelling is caused by northern winds
upwelling is caused by northern winds that blow warm water away from the shore
that blow warm water away from the shore
that blow warm water away from the shore and cold water comes up and when the
and cold water comes up and when the
and cold water comes up and when the cold water comes up it brings all this
cold water comes up it brings all this
cold water comes up it brings all this nutrients for the fish and the sea lions
nutrients for the fish and the sea lions
nutrients for the fish and the sea lions required these fish to provide enough
required these fish to provide enough
required these fish to provide enough nutrients for their pups so basically
nutrients for their pups so basically
nutrients for their pups so basically there was no food for the sea lion mom
there was no food for the sea lion mom
there was no food for the sea lion mom to provide for their top these felines
to provide for their top these felines
to provide for their top these felines are absenting over the sea
are absenting over the sea
are absenting over the sea they’re raising the alarm about our
they’re raising the alarm about our
they’re raising the alarm about our ocean health we’re a rehabilitation
ocean health we’re a rehabilitation
ocean health we’re a rehabilitation center but we’re really a full-service
center but we’re really a full-service
center but we’re really a full-service hospital
hospital
hospital we have several veterinarians of
we have several veterinarians of
we have several veterinarians of veterinary staff our ultimate goal is to
veterinary staff our ultimate goal is to
veterinary staff our ultimate goal is to to be able to provide the best possible
to be able to provide the best possible
to be able to provide the best possible care to any of the animals that come
care to any of the animals that come
care to any of the animals that come here shooting clear
we’ll treat them for any medical
we’ll treat them for any medical problems I have then provide them all
problems I have then provide them all
problems I have then provide them all the nutrition they need then gain enough
the nutrition they need then gain enough
the nutrition they need then gain enough weight and we have release weights we
weight and we have release weights we
weight and we have release weights we want an animal to be a certain weight
want an animal to be a certain weight
want an animal to be a certain weight that we’re confident when we release
that we’re confident when we release
that we’re confident when we release time they’ll have time to figure out
time they’ll have time to figure out
time they’ll have time to figure out where to where to go where to find the
where to where to go where to find the
where to where to go where to find the fish we tend to release most of our
fish we tend to release most of our
fish we tend to release most of our animals up in chimney rock up in Point
animals up in chimney rock up in Point
animals up in chimney rock up in Point Reyes National Seashore where there’s
Reyes National Seashore where there’s
Reyes National Seashore where there’s other animals of their same species
other animals of their same species
other animals of their same species there that they can find and hopefully
there that they can find and hopefully
there that they can find and hopefully be able to figure out how to make it on
be able to figure out how to make it on
be able to figure out how to make it on their own this
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