"US House Bill Says Shooting Hungry Sea Lions Is Fair Game"

"The U.S. House approved a bill Tuesday that makes it easier to kill a limited number of sea lions that threaten imperiled salmon and steelhead populations.

The legislation was co-sponsored by Reps. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Wash., and Kurt Schrader, D-Ore.

“What we currently have on the Columbia River is an ecosystem seriously out of balance,” said Herrera Beutler, who believes the bill is necessary to save fish runs on the brink of extinction."

Molly Solomon reports for Oregon Public Broadcasting June 26, 2018.

Source: OPB, 06/27/2018