Jackson Creek Middle School
Stellar's Sea Lion
By: Ashley H.
Steller's Sea Lion (Eumetopias jubatus) bull. Touched up image from NOAA Photo Library:
Image ID: anim0278,
NOAA's Ark (Animals) Collection
Location: Middleton Island, Gulf of Alaska
Photo Date: 1978 July
Photographer: Captain Budd Christman, NOAA Corps
Scientific Name: Eumetopias jubatus
Can Be Found: Coastal waters of California
Eats: Octopuses, sqiud, fish, crustacences, polluck, flounder, and herring
Breeding: Born mainly one pup at a time, during the months of May or June
Why It's Endangered: Increased human activity around the shores of the Northern Pacific
What's Being Done To Save It: raising money by websites, and the government is protecting wilderness areas
How many that are left: In 1980 the population was 300,000 and has know dropped to somewhere in the neighborhood of 100,000
Pictures Of The Stellar's Sea Lion
February 1, 2005
