article_snippet: At least two sea lion attacks have been reported in the last three months, A five-year-old California boy 5 reported.
article_snippet: The incident was reported to the National Marine Fisheries Service, the LA Times reported.
article_snippet: There have been a record number of sea lions washing up on Southern California beaches in 2015.
article_snippet: Nearly 2,000 of the animals have washed up on the state's shores in sick and starving conditions so far this year.
article_snippet: Last week, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sounded the alarm over the surge in famished pups, saying there has been 'an unusually large increase' in sea lion strandings.
article_snippet: In January and February, strandings were 20 times the average rate for those two months.
article_snippet: Experts believe warming sea temperatures might be responsible for the enormous rise in strandings because the availability of fish and other sea lion food sources has been affected.
highlights_snippet: Record number of sea lions washing up on Southern California beaches .
  