Creeping Death
03-02-2009, 04:44 AM
Sea lion trapping starts Monday (http://www.king5.com/topstories/stories/NW_030109WAB-sea-lions-hit-list-SW.16668317.html)
Animal activists continue to fight for the mammals, saying they're being unfairly scapegoated for depleting the salmon population.
“The real issue is over fishing, commercial fishing, the dams,” said Matt Rossell of In Defense of Animals.
It's estimated sea lions seat 4 percent of the salmon population around the Bonneville Dam.
Wildlife managers have tried traps, gates, even firecrackers to keep the sea lions away, but they still come back.
"Wildlife managers have tried traps, gates, even firecrackers to keep the sea lions away, but they still come back."
Have they tried throwing wildlife managers at them?
Animal activists continue to fight for the mammals, saying they're being unfairly scapegoated for depleting the salmon population.
“The real issue is over fishing, commercial fishing, the dams,” said Matt Rossell of In Defense of Animals.
It's estimated sea lions seat 4 percent of the salmon population around the Bonneville Dam.
Wildlife managers have tried traps, gates, even firecrackers to keep the sea lions away, but they still come back.
"Wildlife managers have tried traps, gates, even firecrackers to keep the sea lions away, but they still come back."
Have they tried throwing wildlife managers at them?