{"id":58344,"date":"2020-01-03T15:47:11","date_gmt":"2020-01-03T20:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/?p=58344"},"modified":"2022-02-16T09:46:25","modified_gmt":"2022-02-16T14:46:25","slug":"say-hello-to-these-super-sea-lions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/bbtw_updates\/say-hello-to-these-super-sea-lions\/","title":{"rendered":"Say Hello to these Super Sea Lions!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Patagonian sea lions aren’t native to Canada, but they’re an important native species in South America. You’d have a hard time missing a male sea lion – they can grow to almost 3 metres long and weigh up to 300 kg! These social carnivores hang out in large colonies on the beach, where they\u2019ll stay until they head to the ocean when it\u2019s time to grab a bite to eat. Fish, squid, and octopus are their favourite menu items! It’s important that these big pinnipeds (a fancy word for marine mammals that have two sets of flippers) have a safe place to eat, rest and raise their pups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It’s a Sea Lion’s Life<\/strong>
A mama Patagonian sea lion carries her baby for ten months. About once a year, she will give birth to a single baby, called a pup. The pup enters the water for the first time at about four weeks and practices its swimming skills \u2013 which is something it will get very good at as it gets older! It takes a sea lion awhile to fully grow up. In fact, they don’t reach their adult size until they’re eight years old. If Patagonian sea lions want to communicate, they have a variety of calls and vocalizations (different ages and genders of sea lions make different calls). These sea lions are super!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How We’re Helping<\/strong>
Earth Rangers has teamed up with International Conservation Fund of Canada (ICFC), Argentinean researcher Patricia Gonzalez and her Fundaci\u00f3n Inalafquen, and the Provincial Environmental Rangers on an important project that will help protect the important habitat at Bah\u00eda de San Antonio. This beach in South America is where the Patagonian sea lion will eat, rest, and have its babies, and it\u2019s also an important stopover site for the red knot, an adorable shorebird with an epic migration that takes it from high in Canada\u2019s north all the way to the sunny south every year. Unfortunately red knots are currently listed as Endangered in Canada, and some sea lion populations are decreasing. But why?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bah\u00eda de San Antonio is becoming more and\nmore developed, and increased traffic from holiday visitors and motorists is\nmaking it harder for the animals that rely on this important beach to find the\ngood quality habitat that they need. By protecting the beach and reducing the\nimpacts of human disturbance, we can make sure Patagonian sea lions continue to\nhave a safe place to eat, rest, and raise their pups!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Your adoption kit comes with a personalized certificate, Patagonian sea lion poster, and an adorable sea lion plushie!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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