What are the sea lions enemies?

Killer whales and other ocean predators are targeting and killing the pups of a threatened northern sea lion species at an increasingly high rate, scientists warned this week. Without a reduction in predators, the sea lion population will have difficulty recovering, the researchers added. read more

Sea Lions have three main predators to be careful of. They include Killer Whales, Sharks, and humans. Of course humans pose the biggest threat to them both in the water and on land than these other types of predators. read more

A sea lions biggest threat is probably a fisherman, who kill sea lions because of competition for fish. There are also some diseases which affect sea lions but I suspect you were talking about animal enemies. In addition water pollution and debris can injure or kill a sea lion, getting tangled in a net can cause a sea lion to drown. read more

Natural Predators of Sea Lions. Sea Lions have three main predators to be careful of. They include Killer Whales, Sharks, and humans. Of course humans pose the biggest threat to them both in the water and on land than these other types of predators. read more

According to Sea World's website, sea lions have few natural predators though killer whale and large sharks sometimes prey on weaker individuals. A sea lions biggest threat is probably a fisherman, who kill sea lions because of competition for fish. read more