sea lion Archives

A pair of stranded killer whales (and a sick sea lion) has biologists looking for answers

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Sep 3, 2020 | Local News, Syndicated

Biologists are tracking some unusual stranding events around Sitka this summer, and hoping to learn more about what brought about the deaths of two killer whales, and what has made a sea lion gravely ill. Read More

Sitka’s 2018: A year for the bold

by Katherine Rose | Dec 31, 2018 | Local News, Syndicated

2018 in Sitka, fortune favored the bold. From landlocked sea lions refusing to stand down, to protesters calling for change, Sitkans fought for what they believed in this year. KCAW’s Katherine Rose reflects on a year in Sitka when behaved boldly without apology. Read More

Sitka sea lion hits the westward trail

by Enrique Pérez de la Rosa, KCAW | Oct 11, 2018 | Local News, Syndicated

Marine mammal experts say the Sitka sea lion that came ashore about a month ago is alive and well. After biologists sedated the animal and returned it to sea, scientists with NOAA and the Alaska Marine Mammal Stranding Network attached a satellite tag on the sea lion’s front right flipper to keep track of it. Read More

After four day shore leave, confused sea lion returned to sea

by Emily Kwong, KCAW | Sep 3, 2018 | Local News, Syndicated

A team of marine mammal experts and law enforcement successfully returned a Steller sea lion to Sitka’s waters on Monday (09-03-18), after it spent the weekend wandering down roads and into woods. Read More

‘Confused’ sea lion wanders Sitka street, waiting to go home

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Aug 31, 2018 | Local News, Syndicated

Authorities are taking a “wait-and-see” approach with a large sea lion that was discovered early Friday morning (8-31-18) in the roadway near Mt. Edgecumbe Hospital in Sitka. Officials with NOAA’s Marine Mammal Stranding Network believe the sub-adult male is frightened and confused, and will eventually return to the water on his own. Read More