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Shot Seal Pup’s Recovery and Wildlife Policy | Seattle News
A harbor seal pup found shot in Bellingham’s tidal flats is recovering at SR3 Rescue Center after a harrowing ordeal — vets discovered the wound via X-ray, and now he’s getting tube-fed and medicated while awaiting a CT scan to remove the projectile. Though federal law protects seals and makes shooting them punishable by a year in jail and $29K+ in fines (with rare exceptions for Alaska Natives), a new House bill proposes culling seals and sea lions in the Columbia River to boost salmon numbers — a move experts like SR3’s Casey Mclean firmly reject, citing no scientific support for such a…
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