Sea lions keep eating the salmon in the Columbia River. Some lawmakers want to kill more of them

Pacific Northwest sea lions got the spotlight in a Congressional hearing last week. The U.S. House of Representatives’ ...
Opinion
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In Our View: Congress must address sea lions, salmon runs

Even when lawmakers take legislative action, it often results in lip-service as much as results. Such is the case regarding legislation to kill se ...
The Columbian

Congress tackles growing sea lion population in Columbia River

The U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Natural Resources took on the Columbia River’s salmon-eating sea lion problem in a nearly 2½-hour hearing Wednesday.
Los Angeles Times

Outbreak of kidney disease is killing sea lions in California. Here’s why humans should be concerned

An outbreak of kidney disease among sea lions could result in humans and pets getting ill. The Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito has responded to more than 200 sea lions that have shown symptoms, with ...
Phys.org

Diet alone doesn't explain divergent health of California sea lions in US and Mexico

When scientists compared what California sea lions eat in the Channel Islands (U.S.) and the Gulf of California (Mexico), they expected to find a clear explanation for why populations were booming in ...