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Tag: Sea lions

A fish called Colin and the decline of sea lions

April 16, 2012 Martin Gardiner

The numbers of Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) in the Gulf of Alaska and the Aleutian Islands have been mysteriously dropping since at least 1970. Various theories for the decline have been put forward, including increased predation by orcas, effects of disease and/or contaminants, shooting by fishermen etc etc. Another theory has recently surfaced though. […]

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