Fishermen suspected after 6 sea lions are killed in Oregon
May 6th, 2008 By JOSEPH B. FRAZIER, Associated Press Writer
A sea lion swims along the Columbia River, past Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife investigators on Sunday, May 4, 2008 at Bonneville Dam, just east of Portland, Ore. The deaths of six sea lions are under investigation after the bodies of the federally protected animals were found in open traps on the Columbia River and appeared to have been shot. (AP Photo/Greg Wahl-Stephens_
(AP) -- There's "protected" on paper and there's "protected" on the river. Under a 1972 federal law, certain species of sea lion cannot be harmed. But the Columbia River region is big enough, and parts of it are wild and isolated enough, to hide many sins.
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aufever - May 06, 2008
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An open season to eliminate the problem sea lions for the Native Indians would be a good deal. You can not un-teach bad behavior in sea lions.- flag
