  The recent preliminary results from central Au+Au collisions at $\sqrt{s_{\rm
NN}} = $ 130 GeV from the STAR experiment at RHIC are presented and discussed
along with the results on the $\Lambda$(1520) production in cental Pb+Pb and
p+p collisions at $\sqrt{s} = $ 17 GeV from the NA49 experiment at the SPS. The
$\Lambda$(1520) is measured with the invariant mass reconstruction of the decay
products in the hadronic channel (K$^{-}$, p). The mean $\Lambda$(1520)
multiplicity scaled by the number of participants decreases from p+p to Pb+Pb
collisions at the same energy of $\sqrt{s}$ = 17 GeV. An upper limit estimate
of the multiplicity from the first measurement at $\sqrt{s_{\rm NN}} = $ 130
GeV shows the same trend. Comparisons with model predictions provides an
indication of possible medium effects on the resonance and their decay
daughters.
