Sea Lions Gather on California Beach, People Should Let Them Rest
2024-08-27
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1Hundreds of California sea lions have taken over San Carlos Beach in Monterey, California, causing officials to close the area to people.
2Drawn to the animals, people still gather to take photos as they rest and play on the sand and in the water.
3While sea lions, or eared seals, are often seen at certain beaches up and down the California coast, locals say they have never seen so many of them in Monterey.
4Lisa Uttal is a marine biologist with the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary.
5She said it was unclear exactly why the sea lions chose San Carlos Beach, but they may be attracted to the food supply in nearby waters.
6Almost all the seals gathered on the beach were male, she said.
7Uttal explained that the seals move to the northern coast from Ventura and the Channel Islands.
8"They are incredibly mobile. They're usually chasing the food."
9She noted that the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary has many different kinds of sea life.
10Uttal expects the sea lions to remain on San Carlos Beach for three to four weeks.
11Marge Brigadier is a volunteer with Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary's Bay Net program.
12She said people should not get too close to the sea lions or try to make them move away.
13The U.S. Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 is the law that prevents people from harming them.
14"People just need to think about how they would feel if they were resting on their bed taking a nap and something big kept coming and chasing them out of the house," Brigadier said.
15I'm Andrew Smith.
1Hundreds of California sea lions have taken over San Carlos Beach in Monterey, California, causing officials to close the area to people. 2Drawn to the animals, people still gather to take photos as they rest and play on the sand and in the water. While sea lions, or eared seals, are often seen at certain beaches up and down the California coast, locals say they have never seen so many of them in Monterey. 3Lisa Uttal is a marine biologist with the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. She said it was unclear exactly why the sea lions chose San Carlos Beach, but they may be attracted to the food supply in nearby waters. Almost all the seals gathered on the beach were male, she said. 4Uttal explained that the seals move to the northern coast from Ventura and the Channel Islands. "They are incredibly mobile. They're usually chasing the food." She noted that the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary has many different kinds of sea life. Uttal expects the sea lions to remain on San Carlos Beach for three to four weeks. 5Marge Brigadier is a volunteer with Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary's Bay Net program. She said people should not get too close to the sea lions or try to make them move away. The U.S. Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 is the law that prevents people from harming them. 6"People just need to think about how they would feel if they were resting on their bed taking a nap and something big kept coming and chasing them out of the house," Brigadier said. 7I'm Andrew Smith. 8Dylan Bouscher reported this story for Reuters. Jill Robbins adapted it for Learning English. 9______________________________________________ 10Words in This Story 11sea lion - n. an eared seal occurring mainly on Pacific coasts, the large male of which has a mane on the neck and shoulders. 12marine - adj. of or relating to the sea or the plants and animals that live in the sea 13mammal - n. a type of animal that feeds milk to its young and that usually has hair or fur covering most of its skin 14attract - v. to cause (someone) to choose to do or be involved in something 15nap - n. a short period of sleep especially during the day 16What do you think of this story? Write to us in the Comments Section.