There's an outbreak of a bacterial disease threatening sea lions on the central coast, and it's starting earlier than usual.

Groveacher the sea lion has a new spring in his flippers after recuperating from a bacterial disease at the Marine Mammal ...

Volunteers from the Marine Mammal Center release California sea lions Quly (L) and Togozees (R) back to their ocean home at Rodeo Beach in Marin County, California, on August 4, 2023.

Nearly two dozen whales have died in the San Francisco Bay Area in recent months, according to animal rescue groups.

The Marine Mammal Center in the Marin Headlands of Sausalito will reopen its doors this week for the first time in two years, after being closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rescuers were able to stabilize the dolphin and keep it hydrated until it could be transferred to the care of marine mammal ...

A northern elephant seal pup pokes its head above the water in its enclosure at the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito, Calif., where it is being cared for, on Friday, June 3, 2022.

The Marine Mammal Center is not a zoo, nor is it a museum. First and foremost, it’s a functioning animal rescue and care facility, dedicated to helping the aforementioned furry sea creatures ...

Sam Gattlin discovered the marine mammal center soon after moving to San Pedro from the U.K. Now, he comes by after work once a week to help clean up after the third feeding of the day.

In 2008, the mammal center operated on a $4 million budget, with 40 staffers and 800 volunteers. Now it requires $17 million, 110 employees and 1,200 volunteers.