Rescued Sea Lion Released Into Ocean
From Times Wire Reports
A sea lion found more than 60 miles from the Pacific Ocean in the San Joaquin Valley last month was released back into the ocean Wednesday.
California Highway Patrol officers rescued the 321-pound male sea lion from a road in Merced County near Los Banos on Feb. 9.
Workers for the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito released the sea lion to the ocean at Drake’s Beach in the Point Reyes National Seashore.
The sea lion had been treated for a gunshot wound. No clues yet have emerged as to why it had been shot
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