Sea lions pack Seattle docks, signaling shift in Puget Sound ecosystem

They're here, and they're loud. Sea lions are flooding the docks of Ballard right now, a sign of a broader shift in the Puget ...
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Difference Between Seals, Sea Lions, and Other Pinnipeds

Anyone walking along the North or Baltic Sea might spot a seal with a bit of luck–but not sea lions. Yet, the two are often confused, leading many to wonder: What exactly is the difference between a ...
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Congress tackles growing sea lion population in Columbia River

The U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Natural Resources took on the Columbia River’s salmon-eating sea lion problem in a nearly 2½-hour hearing Wednesday. After establishing the scale of the ...
Oregonian

Sea lions keep eating the salmon in the Columbia River. Some lawmakers want to kill more of them

Pacific Northwest sea lions got the spotlight in a Congressional hearing last week. The U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Natural Resources spent nearly two and a half hours Wednesday ...