What's a sea lion cub doing on the streets of San Francisco? They nicknamed him 'Rubbish', 'trash', the sea lion cub that roamed the city of San Francisco on Thursday. He crossed a busy street in the city center, then attempted to evade rescuers by hiding under a car.
He is about to end up run over, his mother saves him
What does a sea lion cub on the streets of San Francisco? They nicknamed him 'Rubbish', 'trash', the sea lion cub that roamed the city of San Francisco on Thursday. He went through a busy street in the city center, then attempting to evade rescuers by hiding under a car.
Police and rescuers from Marine Mammal Center it took them about 30 minutes to get the puppy and save it. But eventually Rubbish was caught with a net and placed in a pet carrier. The rescue caused a sensation on social media:
Another photo of #sealion found in SF Marina dist. this am. http://t.co/foxFHYzMsw pic.twitter.com/slarJ92YRh
- KTVU (@KTVU) April 30, 2015
PHOTOS: Rubbish the sea lion rescued on street in San Francisco. http://t.co/NIEzMzQAxu pic.twitter.com/4pGS8P5fwD
- ABC7 News (@ abc7newsBayArea) April 30, 2015
An adorable sea lion got lost in San Francisco today after leaving the warming ocean http://t.co/qakSHVEEip pic.twitter.com/sSM2n02N16
— Popular Science (@PopSci) 1 Maggio 2015
But what was he doing in the city? Unfortunately, this is a larger problem. There has been a dramatic increase in the number of sea lions stranded since 2013. This prompted the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to declare an "unusual event of mortality". The agency reports that more than 2.500 California sea lion cubs have been stranded on the coast so far this year.
Since the beginning of the year, more than 1.100 of these sea lions have been treated and saved, more than all those in 2014. Global warming is to blame. The sea lions they no longer find food and mothers leave their puppies for longer periods. Some get so hungry that they head out to sea on their own. Since they are still unable to get their own food, they end up stranded on the coast.
“The scariest thing is that we don't know when this will end ", explains Dr. Shawn Johnson, director of veterinary science at the center. "This could be the new normal in a changed environment."
Roberta Ragni
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