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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() - Galápagos sea lion, photo via World Wildlife Fund for Nature -
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Published on Tuesday, May 23, 2023
By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
A
Galápagos sea lion (Zalophus
wollebaeki) was seen by many
tourists and park rangers of the
Marino Las Baulas National Park,
located in Santa Cruz Canton in
Guanacaste Province.
![]() - Photo via Marino Las Baulas National Park -
The animal was spotted swimming near the coast and then laying over some rocks on the beach shore in Potrero Bay, located about 22 kilometers north of the park.
According to the park rangers, it is not common for these mammals to reach the coast in Guanacaste. "Let's enjoy the wildlife!, " they said in their statement.
Rangers urge tourists in case of spotting sea animals "for safety, do not feed them and take precautionary distance from them."
Wild animal experts and vets are touring the area to investigate the unusual visit. They want to verify that the animal is in good healthy condition, they said.
According
to experts, Guanacaste is a privileged
area because the marine currents are
like wide roads to direct the sea lion
back to its home in Galapagos. The sea
lion's range extends from the
subarctic to tropical waters of the
global ocean in both the Northern and
Southern hemispheres with the notable
exception of the northern Atlantic
Ocean. Six
species of sea lions are classified
around the world: California, Steller,
Australia, Galapagos, New Zealand, and
South America. "They are vulnerable to
the effects of climate change on ocean
currents, which impact the abundance
of their prey fish," said the World
Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF) the
Swiss-based international
non-governmental organization founded
in 1961 that works in the field of
wilderness preservation and the
reduction of human impact on the
environment. More wild
non-native animals to Costa Rica have
been spotted walking around
recently. A
couple of weeks ago, park rangers
from the National Service of
Conservation Areas (Sinac) rescued
an emu bird that was wandering
through a palm plantation area in
Golfito Canton in Puntarenas
Province. ----------------
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