California sea lion underwater, Zalophus californianus, #27419

California sea lion injured by fishing line, at Los Islotes in the Southern Sea of Cortez. Baja California, Mexico, Zalophus californianus, natural history stock photograph, photo id 27419
California sea lion injured by fishing line, at Los Islotes in the Southern Sea of Cortez. Baja California, Mexico

This image is featured in: Sea Lion Entanglement and Injury by Fishing Line and Fishing Net, International Conservation Photography Awards 2012, Wildlife Entanglement: Sea Lion and Monofilament, Pelican and Shopping Bag

Species: California sea lion, Zalophus californianus
Location: Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 27419
Format: Digital 3:2
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