Most Steller sea lion populations declined markedly in the 1980s and 1990s, even though the animals are protected. Scientists are unsure what factor or combination of factors was responsible for ...

Alaska’s Western stock of Steller sea lions is critically endangered. The Alaska SeaLife Center’s Lori Polasek is trying to figure out why. She and her colleagues hope that breeding sea lions ...

The Steller sea lion, an unassuming marine mammal protected under the Endangered Species Act, is in the national spotlight for the wrong reasons. Alaska Gov. Tony Knowles wants President Clinton ...

Every summer, biologists visit Alaska to count Steller sea lions. The western stock of the population has been in decline for nearly 40 years -- hitting a low in 2002. The count helps determine ...

A seasonal spectacle is once again playing out at Shilshole Bay Marina, where dozens of sea lions have taken up temporary ...

MOSS LANDING — A rare visitor, the Steller sea lion lounging on a dock at the mouth of Elkhorn Slough on Monday stood out from his California cousins, “He was huge, massive,” Capt. Yohn ...

As sightings in Seattle become more common, there's questions whether sea lion populations are truly increasing, or if it’s ...

Steller sea lions bask on rocks in the Gulf of Alaska on June 29, 2003, with the research vessel Tiglax sailing in the background. Of all NOAA-managed Alaska marine mammals, Steller sea lions were ...

MYSTIC, Conn. (WFSB) - One of Mystic Aquarium’s fan favorites has died. Eden, the Steller sea lion, has passed away from ...

MYSTIC, Conn. (WLNE) — Mystic Aquarium said that 25-year-old Eden the Steller sea lion had died of natural causes. The ...

The sea lion passed “[w]ith medical assistance to prevent him from suffering,”… Astro, a sea lion that lived in the Mystic Aquarium for the past 16 years has died, according to the aquarium.