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Urgent Search for Entangled Steller Sea Lion Continues

12/17/2025

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On December 8, marine mammal experts in Cowichan Bay, British Columbia, searched for a female Steller sea lion entangled in an orange rope.
The sea lion weighed 330 pounds and had a deep gash from the rope.
The team had been searching for a month and relaunched their boats.
Dr. Martin Haulena of the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Society said the darting process is straightforward, with subsequent actions unpredictable.

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On December 8, marine mammal experts in Cowichan Bay, British Columbia, searched for a female Steller sea lion entangled in an orange rope.
The sea lion weighed 330 pounds and had a deep gash from the rope.
The team had been searching for a month and relaunched their boats.
Dr. Martin Haulena of the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Society said the darting process is straightforward, with subsequent actions unpredictable.