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Trump Admin Just Decided To Kill Hundreds Of Sea Lion Families
https://www.thedodo.com/in-the-wild/new-law-sea-lions-west-coastThe U.S. government just did something terrible for sea lions — it made it legal to kill nearly 1,000 of these animals every year, merely for trying to feed themselves and their families.
The impetus for this new law has to do with wild salmon. In recent years, salmon populations on the West Coast of the U.S. — particularly the Chinook salmon who live in the Columbia River Basin — have plummeted. The problem’s gotten so bad, Chinook salmon have been granted status as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
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Instead of pointing their fingers at sea lions, Ryan Ososki, policy adviser for AWI, believes other factors are to blame, such as commercial fishing and the construction of dams.
“Is it any wonder that Chinook salmon are endangered when dams in the Columbia River Basin have permanently blocked 55 percent of their historic spawning habitat?” Ososki said in a statement. “Sea lions did not construct these dams, yet the president has signed into law a bill blaming them for the declining salmon population. This is bad legislation; it totally ignores the human-caused impacts to these endangered salmon.”
The impetus for this new law has to do with wild salmon. In recent years, salmon populations on the West Coast of the U.S. — particularly the Chinook salmon who live in the Columbia River Basin — have plummeted. The problem’s gotten so bad, Chinook salmon have been granted status as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
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Instead of pointing their fingers at sea lions, Ryan Ososki, policy adviser for AWI, believes other factors are to blame, such as commercial fishing and the construction of dams.
“Is it any wonder that Chinook salmon are endangered when dams in the Columbia River Basin have permanently blocked 55 percent of their historic spawning habitat?” Ososki said in a statement. “Sea lions did not construct these dams, yet the president has signed into law a bill blaming them for the declining salmon population. This is bad legislation; it totally ignores the human-caused impacts to these endangered salmon.”
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I love sea lions. 
