SF Gate reported
A toxic algal bloom is causing a surge of poisonings along the California coast, severely sickening sea lions and other marine mammals and leaving some dead on the shore.
Dozens of sea lions have been sickened by domoic acid poisoning, a toxin produced by algae that can cause seizures and heart failure, according to a news release from the Marine Mammal Center, a nonprofit wildlife rescue organization.
Read more at Sick, disoriented sea lions are washing up on California beaches
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