Posted on January 15, 2015 by Al Bergstein
As numbers of tufted puffins collapse, probably due to dwindling herring stocks, the state looks into listing them as endangered. The puffin has traditionally reproduced on Protection Island. It has been one of the most southern breeding grounds in the northern hemisphere, and likely they will vanish soon from there without protection.
On the other hand, the Steller sea lion, which feeds on our dwindling salmon stocks.
http://peninsuladailynews.com/article/20150115/NEWS/301159996/comments-being-accepted-through-jan-23-on-status-of-tufted-puffins
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Posted on October 24, 2013 by Al Bergstein
This is a bit of good news. Protection efforts have succeeded. Let’s break out a can of sardines to celebrate!
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is taking the eastern population of Steller sea lion off the threatened species list. Spokeswoman Julie Speegle said the eastern population has met recovery criteria the agency set out in 2008. In 1979, the federal agency estimated about 18,000 sea lions were in the eastern population, which stretches from Alaska’s Panhandle to California’s Channel Islands. That number rose to more than 70,000 by 2010, the most recent year a count was available. The western population of Steller sea lions, stretching from Cape Suckling, Alaska, west to Russian waters, remains listed as endangered.
http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2013/10/stellar_sea_lions_taken_off_th.html
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