"Lifeguards determined that a free diver had been bitten by a marine mammal (sea lion or harbor seal)," the department says.

Someone cut off the head of a sea lion in Northern California, and authorities are now offering $20,000 for information that helps find the perpetrator. The body of the mutilated animal was found ...

Sea lions battle for position on a rock at La Jolla Cove in La Jolla on Oct. 8, 2024. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) ...

Federal authorities are offering a reward of up to $20,000 for information about who may have decapitated a sea lion that was found on a Bodega Bay beach on Christmas Day. The National Oceanic ...

A $20,000 reward is being offered for the successful arrest and prosecution of a suspect who decapitated a sea lion in Northern California late last year. The mammal was found dead on Christmas ...

LOS ANGELES – A bike rider who decapitated a dead sea lion over Christmas and rode off with the head in a clear plastic bag was being hunted in the US on March 13. Officials were offering US$ ...