both they and sea life rescue can't exactly give figures on how many are dying because most of them are dying in the water and along the channel islands. from the record number of stranded pups they are finding there is serious problem here. as many five times as you would normally expect this time of year. total 1400 sea lion pups have been stranded. they are in terrible condition, they are malnourished and they described what a terrible condition these poor creatures are in. take a listen. >> we are looking for animals that are about 50 or 60 pounds healthy in the wild. we are seeing them come in at a fraction of that. you can see rib cages through their skin. some cases you can see the spines or shoulder blades. these are the animals that we're concerned about. they are coming in thinner than