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Stop Sea Lion Killing Plan
Target: National Marine Fisheries Service, Office of Protected Resources
Sponsored by: Care2
Sponsored by: Care2
The National Marine Fisheries Service recently authorized the killing of up to 85 federally protected sea lions this year at the Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River in Oregon.
Federal and state officials claim they have to kill sea lions to protect endangered salmon. But sea lions are not the main threat to endangered salmon on the Columbia river - dams, habitat loss and humans are.
Consider the facts:
Learn more from the Humane Society of the United States, Wild Fish Conservancy and Save Our Wild Salmon.
Federal and state officials claim they have to kill sea lions to protect endangered salmon. But sea lions are not the main threat to endangered salmon on the Columbia river - dams, habitat loss and humans are.
Consider the facts:
- Sea lions kill between 0.4% and 4.2% of salmon and steelhead returning to the Columbia River each year;
- Federal dams on the Snake River kill over 15% of returning steelhead and salmon adults each year;
- Oregon and Washington states, which requested permission to kill sea lions, proposed increasing fishing quotas from 9% to 12% of the 2008 salmon run.
Learn more from the Humane Society of the United States, Wild Fish Conservancy and Save Our Wild Salmon.
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Helena Frangogiannis, Greece
Can't let other species LIVE???????
Can't let other species LIVE???????
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Matsi Yasei, Texas
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Vicky Farmer, Mississippi
When will humans stop creating all the hardships done to wildlife??? WE NEED TO STOP BREEDING AND ALLOWING MORE PEOPLE IN OUR COUNTRY AND LET WILDLIFE INCREASE THEIR NUMBERS!! There is way too many people in this world and not enough animals ~ we are destroying them at a ridiculous rate!
When will humans stop creating all the hardships done to wildlife??? WE NEED TO STOP BREEDING AND ALLOWING MORE PEOPLE IN OUR COUNTRY AND LET WILDLIFE INCREASE THEIR NUMBERS!! There is way too many people in this world and not enough animals ~ we are destroying them at a ridiculous rate!
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Kimberly Thurston, Colorado
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Sheila Gibbs, Canada
While I understand your concern over the salmon, I cannot approve of mercyless killing of our most precious creatures, our SEA LIONS!!! Perhaps you should examine the situation MORE CAREFULLY before you go WILLY NILLY killing yet even more of our WILDLIFE !!!! May God have mercy on YOUR souls!
While I understand your concern over the salmon, I cannot approve of mercyless killing of our most precious creatures, our SEA LIONS!!! Perhaps you should examine the situation MORE CAREFULLY before you go WILLY NILLY killing yet even more of our WILDLIFE !!!! May God have mercy on YOUR souls!
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Sara Stevens, North Carolina
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Marisol Garcia, Florida
we need to leave all animals alone... we all have a purpose here and no one should try to change that or put a limit on it... let mother nature take its course...
we need to leave all animals alone... we all have a purpose here and no one should try to change that or put a limit on it... let mother nature take its course...
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Amber Flounders, Colorado
THIS IS A MATTER THAT IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT TO ME. PLEASE STOP KILLING THESE BEAUTIFUL AMIMALS. SEALS HAVE TO EAT ALSO. IT'S THE FOOD CHAIN.
THIS IS A MATTER THAT IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT TO ME. PLEASE STOP KILLING THESE BEAUTIFUL AMIMALS. SEALS HAVE TO EAT ALSO. IT'S THE FOOD CHAIN.
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