Where do Steller sea lions live?
Steller sea lions range throughout the Pacific Rim (from northern California to Northern Honshu in Japan, and to the Bering Strait). About 70 percent of the Steller sea lion population resides in Alaska. • Steller sea lions are highly gregarious and they use traditional haulout sites (an area used for resting) and rookeries (an area used for breeding and rearing young) on remote and exposed islands. These sites can be rock shelves, ledges, boulders, and gravel or sand beaches. What do Steller sea lions eat? Adult Steller sea lions eat a wide variety of fishes, including Pacific herring, pollock, salmon, cod, and rockfishes. They also eat octopus and some squids. On average, an adult Steller sea lion eats about six per cent of its body weight each day. Who eats Steller sea lions? The main predators of Steller sea lions are killer whales, sharks and humans. How do Steller sea lions reproduce? • They mate and give birth on land. • Births occur mid-May to mid-July and peak in June. In May,
