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    Sea Lions Killed for Eating Too Much Salmon

    The underwater explosives didn’t work. Neither did the rubber bullets. Now wildlife officials have resorted to euthanizing Sea Lions that prey (too much) on endangered Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha). This has occured for the past year–last year just 11 sea lions were killed. Last week marked the first time one was euthanized in 2010. This [...]

    Conservation Group Seeks Listing of 83 Coral Species Under Endangered Species Act

    A week ago from today, the National Marine Fisheries Services announced ‘a 90 day finding on a petition to list 83 species of corals as threatened or endangered under the ESA (Endangered Species Act)’. Just yesterday CORAL Magazine sent out an e-mailer on this petition and rightfully so. Simply put, it has the potential to [...]