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Another great sea lion photo by Bob Whitney
Remember how we wrote yesterday that six sea lions were found shot in traps in the Columbia River? Turns out they weren't shot. According to a NOAA press conference held this morning regarding the sea lion deaths, necropsies of the animals showed no evidence of recent gunshot wounds. X-rays did show metal fragments in the soft tissue of two of the sea lions, and another had a metal slug in its blubber. Another one of the sea lion victims had several shallow puncture wounds, consistent with a sea lion bite. Now that shooting as a cause of death has been ruled out, investigators say the possibilities are wide open.
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Your headline is innacurate.
At least one sea lion may have been shot, BUT it isn't what killed them.
As a very liberal Democrat, I trust Our Government to Investigate this Issue, and Spend Lots of Monies, and eventually Conclude that this Issue Needs Further Investigation. And Monies.
For the sake of the salmon, after all...
Call me paranoid, but it sounds like a cover-up to me!
I don't know why everyone is all in a tither. It's obviously a territory war between the different Sea Lion gangs found up and down the river.
Hasn't anyone seen the graffiti? yeesh.