2 salmon-eating sea lions killed at Bonneville Dam (nonlethal hazing failed)

Yahoo ^ | 4/06/12

[Libloather]

2 salmon-eating sea lions killed at Bonneville Dam
Associated Press – Fri, Apr 6, 2012

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Washington state wildlife spokesman says two salmon-eating California sea lions have been captured this week at Bonneville Dam and killed by lethal injection.

The Oregonian reports the deaths are the first this year after a federal judge ruled last month the program could proceed.

Washington Fish and Wildlife spokesman Craig Bartlett says the sea lions were captured Tuesday.

[Libloather]

Sea lion - are they any good grilled? Probably taste kinda like owl.

[Chainmail]

Two down, several thousand to go. Damn things eat like there’s no tomorrow..

[GeronL]

They couldn’t just tranq them and send them to San Diego?

[Roccus]

I remember my Grandma's sealskin coat. Loved running my fingers through the fur as I stood next to her. Prolly be a good way to recoup some of the cost of the program.

[katana]

Sea lion - are they any good grilled?

I think you'd have to ask a native Alaskan or Canadian but my guess is, since they're aquatic mammals with a nice heavy coat of fat, they're pretty damned tasty. Cuteness doesn't deter "Natives" from a food source like it does most Americans and even those don't care much as long as someone else does the slaughter out of sight. That being said, wailing from the Bambi Mob is to be expected.

[RitchieAprile]

they are said to taste like fish. they stink and i couldn’t imagine eating it unless i were starving.

[Salamander]

I would imagine they’re extremely greasy.

[chessplayer]

They couldn’t just tranq them and send them to San Diego?

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That wouldn’t have satisfied their blood lust.

[Vendome]

Stoopid.

[PIF]

That wouldn’t have satisfied their blood lust.

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Double ought buck always satisfied mine for them.

[fish hawk]

My tribe (Yuroks, N. Calif. Klamath River ) killed them and rendered the fat oil for lamps and cooking.

[smokingfrog]

The death penalty for fishing without a license?

[smokingfrog]

It has a distinctly seaweed taste and steak texture, sea steak, if you will. It’s chewy and the taste lingers in your mouth well after the last bite.

[River_Wrangler]

There goes our Gubment again. Picking winners and losers!!

[wetgundog]

Kiled for acting like, well, sea lions. How Racist!

[wetgundog]

Killed for acting like, well, sea lions. How Racist!

[Mark was here]

Are the bears next?

[6SJ7]

I love one of the comments following the article...
“Maybe they could feast on politicians”

[Salamander]

So they *are* really greasy?

;D

I’ve heard of whale oil for lamps but not seal.

I learn something new here everyday.

Thanks!

[tubebender]

You didn’t kill enough of them FH. I haven’t seen any cuddly photos of them off the Klamath lately?