Sea Lion Pup, Zalophus californianus, La Jolla, California The residents of those gorgeous homes and luxury condominiums and the patrons at the restaurants off the cliffs of La Jolla have been complaining about the stink caused by the sea lion and bird poop. Notably, the birds had been there, nesting on the cliffs, for years. However, in the last few years, the sea lions moved up onto the rocks, claiming it as a prime basking spot. Well, sea lions and birds do what sea lions and birds do, and the rocks became a bit pungent. The city tried spraying the rocks with bacteria to digest some of the smelly left overs; however, short of on ongoing spraying program, that was just temporary relief. Soooo....the city opened up the fence to the cliff area, by installing a gate, for the tourists, photographers and others to walk down to take a closer look. That seems to have cleared out most of the sea lions and, sadly, almost all of the nesting cormorants as well, greatly reducing the smell. In fact, there were only two cormorant nests on the cliff where there used to be dozens of them. This little sea lion pup, however, was still there posing for the camera and, gosh, isn't he cute?
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