Fishing for Answers.(Steller sea lions)(Brief Article)

From: National Parks | Date: September 1, 2001| Author: | Copyright information

Glacier Bay provides new birthing ground for Steller sea lions, whose overall numbers are down.

ALTHOUGH THE western population of the Steller sea lion has declined as much as 75 percent during the last 20 years, the eastern population, from Southeast Alaska through California, appears healthy. (The populations divide along the 144th parallel.) Evidence of the change can be seen at one place that has become a haven for the species--Glacier Bay National Park in Alaska. Graves Rocks, historically just a resting area for the marine mammals, has recently transformed into a ...

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