Partial text from Juneau Empire Online (http://juneauempire.com/stories/042098/sealions.html; input "inforain" "inforain" to access) re: recent documented sea lion attacks: > UNALASKA - The National Marine Fisheries Service is investigating three recent > Steller sea lion attacks at Unalaska. That includes one attack that injured a > fisherman. > > Each of the attacks was unprovoked, officials said. The National Marine Fisheries > Service's Kevin Heck is trying to determine if the attacks involve one aggressive > sea lion or several of the large mammals. > > Heck also is trying to learn if the incidents have occurred because the sea lion or > sea lions have become used to being fed. Sea lions can become angry when they see > people but don't get any handouts, Heck said. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
(snip) >Sea lions can become angry when they see >> people but don't get any handouts, Heck said. > >-- >Dave Kruger >Astoria, OR I'm surprised all these creatures don't get angry when they see people, period. Diane *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
Dave Kruger wrote: > UNALASKA - The National Marine Fisheries Service is investigating three recent > > Steller sea lion attacks at Unalaska. That includes one attack that injured a > > fisherman. > > > > Heck also is trying to learn if the incidents have occurred because the sea lion or > > sea lions have become used to being fed. Sea lions can become angry when they see > > people but don't get any handouts, Heck said. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Those Sea Lions must have come from the former Soviet Union! Behavior so typicalof a socialist seeker of free handouts. We have a few of those in Canada, especially along the B.C Coastline %^) %^). Cheers, Philip *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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