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Sea Shepherd’s Sea Lion Defense Campaign on the Columbia River

Up to 368 California sea lions face execution by Oregon and Washington state workers for the crime of eating endangered salmon on the Columbia River near the Bonneville Dam. The states are authorized to kill 92 of the federally protected pinnipeds annually through June 2016. The sea lions will be branded with hot irons, hazed with rubber bullets and explosives, and killed by lethal injection or shotgun for eating less than 4% of the salmon at the dam. All of this mayhem, conducted on the dime of taxpayers, takes place while commercial, sport, and tribal fisheries are allowed to take up to 17% of the same endangered salmon and the dam itself claims approximately 17% of adult salmon.

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Dam Guardians Report “Hope,” Sea Lion #781, Finally Gets Assessment But No Intervention Dam Guardians Report “Hope,” Sea Lion #781, Finally Gets Assessment But No Intervention
Three days after Sea Shepherd’s Dam Guardians began requesting help for “Hope,” the injured sea lion, branded with the number 781, a marine biologist working with Portland State University Marine Mammal Stranding Network (MMSN) in par ... Read More

Sea Shepherd Dam Guardians Report Sea Lion in Severe Distress at Port of Astoria Sea Shepherd Dam Guardians Report Sea Lion in Severe Distress at Port of Astoria
Sea Shepherd’s Dam Guardians on the scene at the Port of Astoria to document the hazing, branding and killing of sea lions for the crime of eating salmon along the Columbia River report having identified a sea lion in distress at the west ... Read More

Dam Guardians Report “Brian The Lion” (Sea Lion C022) Killed By Oregon Dept Of Fish & Wildlife Dam Guardians Report “Brian The Lion” (Sea Lion C022) Killed By Oregon Dept Of Fish & Wildlife
The first sea lion killing since Sea Shepherd Conservation Society took up watch of the imperiled marine mammals this season along the Columbia River took place this morning, reports the group’s Dam Guardians on the ground in Astoria, Ore ... Read More

The Truth Behind All the Smoke and Mirrors The Truth Behind All the Smoke and Mirrors
Commentary by Aaron Hall, Webmaster and Dam Guardian
You wake up to the sounds of your friends and family screaming in pain and fear as the smell of burning flesh and hair fills the air. You watch as a man you’ve never seen before grabs your loved ones by the back of the head, throws them ... Read More