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Hazing sea lions not a long-term fix
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Hazing sea lions not a long-term fix

  • RAELYNN RICARTE, The Dalles Chronicle
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A peculiar war is being waged on the Columbia River as tribes seek to keep sea lions from decimating salmon runs, and the sea mammals refuse to give up the all-you-can-eat buffet.

Hazing sea lions not a long-term fix
News

Hazing sea lions not a long-term fix

  • RaeLynn Ricarte
  • Updated

A peculiar war is being waged on the Columbia River as tribes seek to keep sea lions from decimating salmon runs, and the sea mammals refuse to give up the all-you-can-eat buffet. Three days a week, Bobby Begay and his two-man crew — Reggie Sergeant and Ted Walsey Jr. — from the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission board a boat at the North Bonneville dock to mount an offensive against predatory sea lions.

Letters to the editor

Letter to the Editor: Wolf clarification

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To the editor: There were some errors in the “Wolf Trouble” articles. In Oregon, wolves west of Hwys 395-78-95 remain protected by the federal Endangered Species Act, with the federal U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as the lead management agency.