15th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Firework
California sea lions are suffering due an unusually warm pocket of water in the Pacific, dubbed "the blob." Their food source, anchovies, hake and squid have been moving farther away to find nutrient-rich cold water leaving the sea lions to starve.
Photo Detail
Date Taken: | 07.2015 |
Date Uploaded: | 04.2017 |
Photo Location: | San Diego, California, United States of America |
Copyright: | © Mike Harterink |