San Francisco Animal Care and Control officers said they responded at 6:37am after receiving a report of the sea lion being under a car. Police officers assisted in keeping the animal out of harm's way until animal rescuers from the Marine Mammal Center.
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Marine Mammal Center officials said the male California sea lion's name is Rubbish and that the animal had received treatment at the center in the past after being rescued by the Santa Barbara Marine Mammal Center on Feb. 8. Rubbish had weighed just 30 pounds and was eight months old when he was rescued in February and was released on March 23, center officials said.
After spending 5 weeks on his own, Rubbish lost 17 pounds. Veterinary staff will do an exam to see if he has any underlying issues. Marine Mammal Center officials said Rubbish is one of thousands of California sea lion pups that have stranded along the California coast this year as a result of warm waters that have affected food availability.
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Poor pup. He very likely came back onshore after not being able to find enough food in the water. We will see more and more of this as the waters continue to warm.
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