Oregon Field Guide

Sea Lions

Clip: Season 27 Episode 2706 | 9m 36s  | Video has closed captioning.

West coast sea lions now number 300,000 strong and must travel farther afield for food. That has brought record numbers to the Columbia River. Government and tribal biologists believe the sea lions eat too many endangered salmon. They now have permits to harass and kill the sea mammals. Sea lion advocates believe sea lions kill a fraction of the salmon killed by the impacts of hydro-electric dams

Aired: 11/05/15

Rating: TV-G

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