Sea Lion Rescue

Audio Report on May 25, 2009 by KQED QUEST staff from QUEST Northern California
Topics: Biology, Environment, Radio

Next month, the Marine Mammal Center in the Marin Headlands opens its doors to the public for the first time in four years. The Center treats sea lions, elephant seals, and other marine mammals that run into trouble along our coast. They swallow fishing lines, get hit by boat propellers and, increasingly, come down with a bacterial infection that scientists say they still don't understand.

Additional Links

• The Marine Mammal Center
• Reporter's Notes: Sea Lion Rescue