INJURED SEA LION
This adult male CA Sea Lion has a highly visible injury resulting from a shark bite. He is currently moving between Cabo San Lucas and San Jose del Cabo. MMWRC.org, Cabo Dolphins, and PROFEPA will take action ASAP to provide necessary medical treatment to this animal. Though we typically don't intervene with injuries that are part of the natural order, we can alleviate some pain and discomfort for this animal and encourage a faster recovery. DO NOT APPROACH the animal, DO NOT FEED the animal. Your presence causes undue stress and can make our rescue more challenging. As always, there is potential for any sea lion to also have other underlying diseases, and bites and contact with the saliva and urine of these animals has potential to transmit disease to you and your pets. Please maintain a safe distance of 50+ feet or more.
WHALE SHARK SEASON
Whale Shark season is OPEN!
Each year from roughly November through April, La Paz is a destination for young whale sharks who feed on the abundance plankton in our bay. This has become a world renowned tourist attraction that allows paying guests the opportunity to snorkel next to these incredible sharks with one of many federally authorized tour operators. This also means that there is a higher instance of whale shark strandings at this time of year, and annually we see 1-2 individuals end up either live stranded on a shifting sand bar or dead strand on a beach due to natural causes or a boat strike. MMWRC.org and PROFEPA respond to these strandings and we appreciate all the efforts and cooperation of the tour operators with theses cases.
Entangled Sea Lion
This young CA Sea Lion is wearing a snorkel mask as a necklace. It's not causing him any harm yet, but it's imperative that we remove it soon before it becomes tight as he grows. We are aware of his location at la lobera at Isla Espiritu Santo (Los Islotes) and we will take action to rescue him very soon!
Let this little one be a reminder to everyone about responsible tourism. Think of your potential impact on the wildlife and make sure you leave no trace.
FINALLY RESCUED!
'Pancho' RESCUED! TWICE!!
Cabo Dolphins and PROFEPA made it happen and we finally rescued this guy in September only to have him get himself entangled again a month later! We were able to rescue him a SECOND TIME and we hope he's able to avoid another entanglement. This is a friendly reminder to PLEASE fish responsibly, collect all your line and hooks and dispose of them properly, and avoid charters that feed wildlife. You are only contributing to the grand problem by teaching wildlife to get near humans which puts them in harms' ways. It is against the law to interact with marine mammals, environmentally irresponsible, and dangerous. These wild animals bite and carry disease, even if your fishing guide tells you it's a "friendly sea lion named Pancho".