A sea lion was hurt Thursday after apparently becoming entangled in a fishing line at Torrey Pines State Park.
Onlookers spotted the injured animal and alerted SeaWorld, which sent a team to rescue the sea lion, said Dave Koontz, spokesman for SeaWorld San Diego.
The sea lion was resting in the park’s animal care facility on Thursday evening. Koontz said care staff had given the animal fluids to rehydrate it and may try to remove the fishing line on Friday.
The animal’s injuries don’t appear to be a result of anything malicious. However, Koontz said discarded fishing lines and nets can be very harmful to sea lions, whales and seals, so park officials want to remind beach goers to not discard them in the ocean as trash.
“Even though there was no intent to harm this animal, its injury is a result of inappropriate action,” he said.
