MOSS LANDING — A rare visitor, the Steller sea lion lounging on a dock at the mouth of Elkhorn Slough on Monday stood out from his California cousins, “He was huge, massive,” Capt.

They are found off northern Pacific coasts from Japan to California. Steller sea lion breeding is one of nature's great mass spectacles. When these giants thunder ashore, their favored beaches ...

The population of eastern Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) has grown so much - from 18,000 in the 1970s to more than 70,000 in 2010 - that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ...

Steller sea lions bask on rocks in the Gulf of Alaska on June 29, 2003, with the research vessel Tiglax sailing in the background. Of all NOAA-managed Alaska marine mammals, Steller sea lions were ...

A sea lion eats a salmon in the Willamette River. (Photo courtesy of Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife.) PORTLAND, Ore. (CN) — Don’t let their adorable faces and playful personalities fool you: ...

California and Steller sea lions are among the many culprits slowing salmon recovery. California sea lion populations have fallen, while Steller sea lions’ presence remains high, resulting in ...

The endangered Steller sea lions have been found dead all along the Copper River Delta this summer, with "evidence of human interactions," the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA ...