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Northwest Governors send letter on sea lion predation

January 29, 2018
John Harrison

The governors of Idaho, Oregon, and Washington sent a letter to the House members of the Northwest Congressional delegation supporting federal legislation that would better control predation by sea lions on Columbia River salmon and steelhead.

See the letter and news story in The Columbian.

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