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Lost sea lion pup found high 'n' dry in California orchard

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Sunday, April 20, 2014 9:12 AM

NIKI2

Gettin' old, but still a hippie at heart...


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Up a river without a paddle.

That's the situation an adventurous California sea lion found himself in after swimming up the San Joaquin River, ending up at Mape's Ranch in Modesto, California, about a 100-mile drive from the Pacific Ocean.

"The pup traveled a mile away from the river, and surprisingly was found in the middle of one of our new baby almond orchards," said Billy Lyons, manager of the family-owned ranch. "I hope everything turns out OK."

Luckily for the sea lion -- nicknamed "Hoppie" -- it looks like they will.

The pup is recovering back along the coast at The Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito, California. He was underweight and malnourished when he arrived there last month but is eating well and gaining strength.

After finding Hoppie, Lyons contacted the nearby San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge.

Assistant wildlife refuge manager Eric Hopson arrived on site and with the help of ranch hands helped corral the sea lion into a trap, said Jack Sparks with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Photographs provided by Sparks show Hoppie in a crate. In one, he appears to be fast asleep, nuzzled up against white towels.

Hopson then contacted The Marine Mammal Center, which agreed to take the pup. He met a representative from the center in the parking lot of a strip mall to make the hand off, Sparks said.

Hoppie is not the first California sea lion to swim up the San Joaquin River channel, according to The Marine Mammal Center.

Another sea lion -- nicknamed "Chippy" -- made the same journey in 2004. He was found by police officers atop a cruiser. http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/16/us/lost-sea-lion-pup-california/index.ht
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That's him in the center. Happens from time to time. MMC has had rescues from drainage ditches and other places high and dry, even an elephant seal once...and they're pretty helpless on land! This one made it a pretty long way, tho'...poor little guy.

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Sunday, April 20, 2014 9:14 AM

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America loves a winner!



Damn that global warming !

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Sunday, April 20, 2014 12:57 PM

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Sunday, April 20, 2014 10:15 PM

NIKI2

Gettin' old, but still a hippie at heart...


Yeah, Brenda, made me sigh. I loved working there and will always miss it, the pups were always such a gas...especially the little CSLs, who were always such little shits! Happy for the little guy.


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