January 30, 2019 — Sea lions off the coast of California are being penalized for eating salmon — and it’s completely legal.
A new law allows for the killing of sea lions that have been feasting on the region’s endangered salmon, causing their numbers to drop. But hunters need to first get a permit.
The Endangered Salmon Predation Prevention Act was signed into law on Dec. 18, according to The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
“Many salmon and steelhead populations in the Northwest are threatened and endangered, and the last few years have been particularly hard as ocean conditions have turned and fewer salmon have returned to the rivers,” NOAA spokesman Michael Milstein told CNN.
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