The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has applied for a permit to kill sea lions at Willamette Falls to protect a threatened run of winter steelhead.
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Sea Lion Shuttle Service Not A Substitute For Lethal Removal At Willamette Falls

By Cassandra Profita (OPB)
Oregon City, Ore. Oct. 16, 2018 10:45 p.m.

Wildlife managers have asked for permission to kill sea lions at Willamette Falls to save threatened fish. Their attempts to relocate the animals have not solved the problem.

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