Sea lions found shot on Puget Sound, US officials say (BBC)
Eight sea lions have been found shot dead in the US state of Washington in the past few weeks, wildlife officials have told a local TV station.
The bodies of seven sea lions with bullet wounds were recently found on the Nisqually River, KING-TV reports.
An eighth sea lion was found dead in West Seattle on 23 January. The Seal Sitters conservation group said it, too, had been shot.
Fishermen regard sea lions as pests because they prey on salmon.
The Seal Sitters say the eighth dead animal was a California sea lion, a mature male. The species is protected under the US Marine Mammal Protection Act.
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more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16776395
(Memo to BBC: that's Steller's Sea Lion, not Stellar)
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just make you want to scream out loud. 
> Eight sea lions have been found shot dead in the US state of Washington in the past few weeks
> ...
> Fishermen regard sea lions as pests because they prey on salmon.
Seems only fair to protect the fish by getting rid of the other "pests" who prey on salmon ...
