The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration suggests people stay at least 50 yards from seals and sea lions.
at La Jolla Cove Beach went viral, the city of San Diego on Wednesday called people to keep a safe distance from the pinnipeds.
City of San Diego Parks and Recreation Chief Park Ranger Michael Ruiz said these are wild animals that can cause considerable damage."We haven't had incidents of sea lion harming any visitors," he said."When a male is charging like that, that's what they do. They're just reminding you to stay away. What's more likely is a visitor is going to slip on a rock and hurt themselves trying to get away.
On Wednesday morning, several people got within a few feet of sea lion pups to snap a photo. One woman stepped over a sea lion resting on the stairs to get to the beach and encouraged her young son to do the same.“So the male is agitated because all this is happening by his females and the pups,” said Carol Toye with the Sierra Club Seal Society.
“This is a Wednesday," she said."Tomorrow is a holiday. And the weekend. This whole beach is full of hundreds of people from all over the world. So getting the message out locally is good but more needs to be done.”
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