Investigators: Sea lion killers were familiar with traps

By TIM FOUGHT, Associated Press Writer, General Science / Biology

One of several cages used to trap sea lions is removed on the Columbia River near Bonneville Dam in North Bonneville, Wash., Monday, May 5, 2008. Two Steller and four California sea lions were found dead, apparently shot, in the cages over the weekend. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)

(AP) -- Investigators think the killers navigated tricky waters in a restricted area, dropped the doors of two metal cages and then began firing a high-powered rifle at six trapped sea lions.

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