Whats the largest animal The Center has ever rescued?
We have responded to several whales at the spot where they stranded who weighed many tons. The most famous of these was Humphrey. The largest animal we have brought into The Center was a subadult Steller sea lion named Simba picked up from Anchor Bay Campground, Mendocino County on July 16, 1992. Simba weighed 1041 pounds. Unfortunately, Simba was very sick and died shortly after rescue. Occasionally, we have rescued an adult northern elephant seal weighing over 700 pounds. Every year we rescue several adult male California sea lions that weigh over 400 pounds. It may take 17 people to rescue an adult male California sea lion of this size.
