Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe SANTA ANA, Calif., Jan. 6 (UPI) -- California parks officials say burying a sea lion carcass on a section of beach mainly used by nudists was not a form of chemical warfare. Allan Baylis, head of Naturalists in the OC, said he received a number of phone calls complaining about the carcass buried a few feet from a spot at San Onofre State Beach where nudists like to play volleyball, The Orange County Register reported. While the carcass may be covered with sand, its scent reveals its location, along with one flipper sticking out. Advertisement "It's either retaliation or ignorance," he said. "They have a choice. They can bury it where it is or take it to a landfill where it won't bother anybody, or take it to a place where there's people they don't like and bury it there." The nudists recently lost a court battle over the Trail 6 section of beach. They wanted the beach to be clothing-optional. Steve Scott, head of maintenance for the Orange County beaches, said the carcass could not be buried where it washed up Dec. 24, so it was moved to a less heavily used stretch of beach. He said the standard practice with dead animals is to cover them over with sand and then let time and decay do their work. Advertisement
