U.S. sea lions died of overheating, not gunshots

PORTLAND, Oregon -- Six protected sea lions found dead in government traps this month died of overheating, not gunshots, as had been initially suspected, the National Marine Fisheries Service said on Wednesday.

Investigators had suspected foul play in the deaths after finding sea lions covered in blood and puncture wounds inside a trap at a dam between Washington state and Oregon, but a review found that the deaths were consistent with heat exhaustion.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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