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A California brown pelican entangled in a plastic bag which is wrapped around its neck. This unfortunate pelican probably became entangled in the bag by mistaking the floating plastic for food and diving on it, spearing it in such a way that the bag has lodged around the pelican's neck. Plastic bags kill and injure untold numbers of marine animals each year, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus, La Jolla
Brown pelican flying while entangled in plastic bag wrapped around its neck. I believe the pelican probably became entangled in the bag by mistaking the floating plastic for food and diving on it, spearing it in such a way that the bag has lodged around the pelican's neck, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus, Pelecanus occidentalis, La Jolla, California
California sea lion entangled in fishing line, deep laceration around neck, Point La Jolla, Zalophus californianus
California sea lion entangled in fishing line, deep laceration around neck, Point La Jolla, Zalophus californianus
California sea lion wounded from entanglement in fishing line, La Jolla, Zalophus californianus
California sea lion entangled in fishing line, La Jolla, Zalophus californianus
Galapagos sea lion with shark bite, Zalophus californianus wollebacki, Zalophus californianus wollebaeki
North Pacific humpback whale, adult male with bloody head nodules wounded from colliding with other escorts during competitive interactions, Megaptera novaeangliae, Maui
Blade Runner, the injured North Pacific humpback whale, is seen with her calf swimming alongside. This humpback whale showing extensive scarring, almost certainly from a boat propeller, on dorsal ridge. This female North Pacific humpback whale was first seen with the depicted lacerations near the island of Maui in the Hawaiian Islands in the mid-90s, and is the original humpback to bear the name 'Blade Runner'. This female has apparently recovered, as evidenced by her calf in the background. A South Pacific humpback whale endured a similar injury in Sydney Australia in 2001, and bears a remarkably similar scar pattern to the above-pictured whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Light patterns on a Florida manatees wide tail, Trichechus manatus, Three Sisters Springs, Crystal River
Florida Manatees at Three Sisters Springs, Crystal River, Florida, Trichechus manatus
A Florida manatee surfaces to breathe, at Three Sisters Springs, Crystal River, Florida, Trichechus manatus
A Florida manatee surfaces to breathe, at Three Sisters Springs, Crystal River, Florida, Trichechus manatus
A Florida manatee surfaces to breathe, at Three Sisters Springs, Crystal River, Florida, Trichechus manatus
California sea lion entangled in fishing line, deep laceration around neck, Point La Jolla, Zalophus californianus
A California brown pelican entangled in a plastic bag which is wrapped around its neck. This unfortunate pelican probably became entangled in the bag by mistaking the floating plastic for food and diving on it, spearing it in such a way that the bag has lodged around the pelican's neck. Plastic bags kill and injure untold numbers of marine animals each year, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus, La Jolla
Florida Manatee at Three Sisters Springs, Crystal River, Florida, Trichechus manatus
Florida Manatee at Three Sisters Springs, Crystal River, Florida, Trichechus manatus
A Florida manatee surfaces to breathe, at Three Sisters Springs, Crystal River, Florida, Trichechus manatus
Florida Manatee at Three Sisters Springs, Crystal River, Florida, Trichechus manatus
Florida Manatee at Three Sisters Springs, Crystal River, Florida, Trichechus manatus
Florida Manatee at Three Sisters Springs, Crystal River, Florida, Trichechus manatus
A Florida manatee surfaces to breathe, at Three Sisters Springs, Crystal River, Florida, Trichechus manatus
A Florida manatee surfaces to breathe, at Three Sisters Springs, Crystal River, Florida, Trichechus manatus
A Florida manatee surfaces to breathe, at Three Sisters Springs, Crystal River, Florida, Trichechus manatus
A Florida manatee surfaces to breathe, at Three Sisters Springs, Crystal River, Florida, Trichechus manatus
A Florida manatee surfaces to breathe, at Three Sisters Springs, Crystal River, Florida, Trichechus manatus
Florida Manatee at Three Sisters Springs, Crystal River, Florida, Trichechus manatus
Florida Manatee at Three Sisters Springs, Crystal River, Florida, Trichechus manatus
Florida Manatees at Three Sisters Springs, Crystal River, Florida, Trichechus manatus
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