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Originally published Wednesday, November 26, 2008 at 12:15 PM

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Judge OKs plan to kill sea lions at Bonneville Dam

A federal judge says the government can proceed with plans to kill up to 85 California sea lions a year at Bonneville Dam, where they gather annually to plunder the spring chinook salmon run.

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PORTLAND — A federal judge says the government can proceed with plans to kill up to 85 California sea lions a year at Bonneville Dam, where they gather annually to plunder the spring chinook salmon run.

The Humane Society of the United States had sought to block the killings, claiming among other things that the sea lion predation was relatively insignificant compared to threats such as dams, fishing and hungry birds.

A Humane Society official, Sharon Young, said Wednesday the group will appeal.

U.S. District Court Judge Michael Mosman said in September that he hoped to rule quickly enough for the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to decide the case before next spring.

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The Nation cannot wait to protect living species such as Whales and Sea Lions, because a single Federal Judge declines to support protections or...  Posted on November 26, 2008 at 1:03 PM by mailroomview. Jump to comment
The lethal virus known as humanity strikes again. Tough luck, nature.  Posted on November 26, 2008 at 2:08 PM by cmsof. Jump to comment
shameful heck i'm darn proud of it. Why did it take so long.  Posted on November 26, 2008 at 7:31 PM by bobojake. Jump to comment

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