Mexico · observation
Playa Los Venados, Lo de Marcos, Bahía de Banderas
· Nayarit
An injured sea lion was found at Los Venados beach in Lo de Marcos on 31 January. The Bahía de Banderas municipal account identifies it as a California sea lion and calls it Marquitos.
- Species
- California sea lion
- Number of seals
- 1
- Attributed name
- Marquitos (municipal attribution)
- Source
- Javier Santos, La Jornada; Bahía de Banderas municipal bulletin via Noticias de la Bahía
About this record
- Supporting evidence
- https://www.jornada.com.mx/noticia/2026/02/09/estados/trasladan-a-guadalajara-a-lobo-marino-lesionado-para-ser-operado — Explicit 31 January finding date. https://noticiasdlb.com/2026/02/06/gestionan-cirugia-especializada-para-lobo-marino-rescatado/ — Municipal bulletin dated 6 February explicitly supplies Los Venados beach, the name Marquitos and Zalophus californianus. Injury cause remained under investigation; species attribution is from the source.
- Identification confidence
- Not recorded
- Editorial status
- Published by Seal Watch.
Source wording, attributed names and approximate date labels are preserved. A published report does not establish a verified animal identity.