Tyler Muehl, 18, pleaded guilty Thursday to violating the Marine Mammal Protection Act when he repeatedly kicked the animal as it tried to get away.
AI:Tyler Muehl, an 18-year-old man in San Diego, has pleaded guilty to violating the Marine Mammal Protection Act after repeatedly kicking a protected sea lion as it attempted to flee his assaults.Open
“This disgusting act of animal cruelty is unacceptable,” San Diego’s mayor said as the social media video sparked outrage.
Wildlife experts have been tracking the Steller sea lion since he appeared last month at a popular tourist spot near the end of Fisherman’s Wharf.
A massive sea lion nicknamed Chonkers is charming tourists and locals at San Francisco's Pier 39.
A sleepy sea lion decided that some tourists' backpacks lined up on a bench in the Galapagos Islands made for the perfect spot to take a nap.
The San Francisco Police Department and the Marine Mammal Center rescued a sea lion pup that had wandered out of its usual habitat and found its way to a neighborhood multiple blocks inland.