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Feds Approve Killing Sea Lions in the Columbia River

Critter News

The Federal government has approved the killing of California Sea Lions in the Columbia River, blaming them for killing and eating endangered salmon. Never mind the main reasons for the problems with the salmon: hatcheries, human harvest, hydropower and the destruction of habitat.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

It leaves the National Park Service full latitude to determine which elk should be culled. Byron Dorgan Washington, July 9, 2009 The writer is a Democratic senator from North Dakota. You also suggest that my proposal would result in shooting of bulls (male elk), as opposed to cows (female elk). My proposal does no such thing.