Toxic algae bloom is being blamed for sickening several California sea lions in Malibu, Calif., according to a nonprofit wildlife rehabilitation center.

Wildlife officials believe a toxic algae bloom is responsible for sickening several California sea lions in Malibu. The California Wildlife Center said over the weekend that it had received 14

Officials in Malibu, California, are advising beachgoers to avoid distressed sea lions recently reported in the area.

For the fourth year in a row, toxic algae blooms are killing California Sea lions. Marine mammal experts are calling it unprecedented.