The Marine Mammal Care Center’s Facebook page states that its staff has reacted to over fifty ill or dead marine creatures in the last few days alone.
With a record number of dead dolphins washing up on the coast, the group, which mostly depends on volunteers and contributions, describes this as the greatest poisonous algal bloom.
In Los Angeles County’s history. Beachgoers may contact the California Wildlife Center at (310) 924-7256 or the Marine Mammal Care Center at (800) 39-WHALE to report ill animals.
What we don’t know: Although sick sea lions have been connected to fatal toxic algue bloom, it’s still unknown what caused the marine mammals to pass away this week.
