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State officials given OK to kill sea lions to protect salmon |
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18 Mar 2008 |
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| Posted at 2:22 PM on 18 Mar 2008 Oregon and Washington state officials will have the authority to trap and, if necessary, kill up to 85 of the sea lions that gobble up threatened salmon at the Columbia River's Bonneville Dam, the National Marine Fisheries Service announced Tuesday. Sea lions, which enjoy a robust population but are nonetheless protected under the 1972 Marine Mammals Protection Act, have been visiting ... |
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| Topics: dams, endangered species, fishing, National Marine Fisheries Service, news, Oregon, Washington, wildlife (all these topics) |
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