Sea lions shot dead on Columbia River as salmon battle rages
(AP)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080505/capt.cf7021c2a0c641ea87a7019f316803ee.sea_lions_shot_orgw101.jpg?x=130&y=65&q=85&sig=pRZdEmdts6RaTj2OIbqZ2w--" align="left" height="65" width="130" alt="A sea lion swims along the Columbia River, past Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife investigators on Sunday, May 4, 2008 at Bonneville Dam, just east of Portland, Ore. The deaths of six sea lions are under investigation after the bodies of the federally protected animals were found in open traps on the Columbia River and appeared to have been shot. (AP Photo/Greg Wahl-Stephens_" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/us/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080505/ap_on_re_us/sea_lions_shot)AP - For years, the sea lions lounging at the Bonneville Dam have had easy pickings from salmon waiting to go up fish ladders to upriver spawning grounds.</p><br clear="all"/>
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