Mastodawn

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The waterways of the Columbia River basin, full of dams that corral salmon in tight spaces, are just too easy of a hunting ground for the sea lions to spurn. In especially hard-hit sections of the Columbia River, sea lions have eaten close to half of the spring Chinook run.
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#PNW #SeaLions #Salmon #ColumbiaRiver #Washington #Oregon #Idaho
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/2026/01/sea-lion-salmon-euthanasia-columbia-river/685523/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

The Giant, Voracious Sea Lions That Humans Cannot Stop

Killing the protected animals may be the only way to stop them from eating too many of the Pacific Northwest’s endangered salmon.

The Atlantic

Backpack and Snorkel Dec 31

Join a guided tour to Espiritu Santo Island near La Paz, #Mexico and #snorkel with #sealions , explore deserted #beaches , see blue footed boobies and the occasional goat. How did you like it? #EspirituSanto #LaPaz https://backpackandsnorkel.com/LaPaz/Espiritu-Santo/

Backpack and Snorkel Dec 31

Join a guided tour to Espiritu Santo Island near La Paz, #Mexico and #snorkel with #sealions , explore deserted #beaches , see blue footed boobies and the occasional goat. How did you like it? #EspirituSanto #LaPaz https://backpackandsnorkel.com/LaPaz/Espiritu-Santo/

Wisdom in Space Dec 25

It is not an act of intellect which makes people change themselves for the better but an act of the will. For intelligence without courage is as static as courage without intelligence is rash. It is intelligence with courage that results in the necessary act of the will we need in order to bring about constructive change in ourselves.
-- Sidney J. Harris

⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #SidneyJHarris #Courage #Intelligence

⬇ #Photography #Panorama #Sealions #Beach #Galapagos

Kate

Dec 17

⟦Brochut et al.⟧ Human dimension of small-scale fisheries and Steller sea lion conflict in Hokkaido coastal water, Japan: exploring perceptions and attitudes between fishermen groups https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/marine-science/articles/10.3389/fmars.2025.1716630/full 🦭 #Pinnipeds #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #SeaLions #Science

Frontiers | Human dimension of small-scale fisheries and Steller sea lion conflict in Hokkaido coastal water, Japan: exploring perceptions and attitudes between fishermen groups

The conflicts between pinnipeds and coastal fisheries are harmful for both pinniped conservation and fishermen’s livelihood. In Hokkaido, Japan, negative int...

Frontiers

Backpack and Snorkel Dec 12

Join a guided tour to Espiritu Santo Island near La Paz, #Mexico and #snorkel with #sealions , explore deserted #beaches , see blue footed boobies and the occasional goat. How did you like it? #EspirituSanto #LaPaz https://backpackandsnorkel.com/LaPaz/Espiritu-Santo/

Backpack and Snorkel Dec 12

Join a guided tour to Espiritu Santo Island near La Paz, #Mexico and #snorkel with #sealions , explore deserted #beaches , see blue footed boobies and the occasional goat. How did you like it? #EspirituSanto #LaPaz https://backpackandsnorkel.com/LaPaz/Espiritu-Santo/

Sharing the best of humanity with the world, one story at a time.Dec 12

A sea lion hopped on a woman's boat to escape a group of killer whales and the footage is wild

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/killer-whale-attack-sea-lion-ex1

Backpack and Snorkel Dec 11

Join a guided tour to Espiritu Santo Island near La Paz, #Mexico and #snorkel with #sealions , explore deserted #beaches , see blue footed boobies and the occasional goat. How did you like it? #EspirituSanto #LaPaz https://backpackandsnorkel.com/LaPaz/Espiritu-Santo/

Backpack and Snorkel Dec 11

Join a guided tour to Espiritu Santo Island near La Paz, #Mexico and #snorkel with #sealions , explore deserted #beaches , see blue footed boobies and the occasional goat. How did you like it? #EspirituSanto #LaPaz https://backpackandsnorkel.com/LaPaz/Espiritu-Santo/