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https://www.reefcheck.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/sealion2.jpg300221 A rare event is currently taking place along the Southern California coast. Since January of this year, more than 1,300 malnourished sea lion pups have come ashore in the area spanning from Santa Barbara to San Diego. Marine mammal rescue centers have been overwhelmed by the extraordinarily high numbers of sea lions coming into their facilities.