As record rains have poured down on California’s coasts, dozens of sickened marine mammals have been turning up along the state’s shores this winter.
, but forecasters say the pattern is weak.
She recently returned from a trip to the Channel Islands and found a strong population of healthy sea lion mothers, which seems to indicate the newly weaned pups aren’t finding enough food, leading to their strandings. Last month, 20 dead dolphins were found along the California coast, a much higher number than experts have seen compared with previous years, said Justin Viezbicke, a stranding coordinator with NOAA. That’s higher than the total number of dead dolphins found statewide in 2017 and 2018 combined.
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