Ocean Sentry
(From columbian.com)- The deaths of six sea lions at Bonne-ville Dam remains a whodunit. On May 4, six carcasses were discovered in a pair of side-by-side floating traps below the dam. State employees had been using the traps to capture and relocate sea lions feasting on endangered salmon at a man-made bottleneck. Federal and state authorities initially speculated that the animals had been shot. It’s also unclear how the sea lions became trapped in the cages in the first place. The cages normally remained open, allowing sea lions to freely come and go until officers sprung the traps by yanking on ropes.
(By ERIK ROBINSON)
