Thanks Shep, I found it interesting. I'd worry that
instead of bolting after the noose was tightened, the
sea lion would charge the diver.
Wish they would have given some of their hints on cold
water diving.
Ed

--- Shep Griswold <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I'm in Anchorage,Alaska,USA for a few days and I
> thought that this article from
> the local newspaper would amuse some of you on the
> list.
>
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>
> Divers lasso sea lions
>
> By Doug O'harra
> Anchorage Daily News
>
> (Published: September 24, 2001) As populations of
> the endangered Steller sea
> lions crashed throughout the Gulf of Alaska and the
> Aleutian Chain, biologists
> began worrying about low survival among juveniles.
> But the young animals --
> skittish adolescents that sport up to 300 pounds of
> muscle and mouths of impressive
> teeth -- were almost impossible to capture on shore
> for health studies or satellite
> tagging.



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