Reproduction
The males are always very competitive with each other, but even more so during the mating season. They will take presence over an area and fight other bulls to keep it. Then when the females arrive they will create harems with five to twenty females in it. They will breed with each of them. They will also protect them but can be aggressive towards the pups.
These young pups are born soon after the females arrive to mate. Then they will mate again with the new male they are with about two weeks later. The mating season runs from May until January which is a very long breeding period compared to the other species of Sea Lions out there.
Conservation
The number of Galapagos Sea Lions out there is about 50,000. Even so, they are very heavily protected. One of the biggest threats to the Galapagos Sea Lions is due to El Nino. It can result in large numbers of them being killed, the females may not want to mate, or they will abandon their offspring.
(source:google/http://www.sealion-world.com/)
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