Buoy, occupied by sea lions In Juneau Alaska.
Alaska's Steller sea lions were listed as threatened in 1990 because of substantial declines in the western population.
The rate of decline was rapid in the 1980s. It was attributed to deaths that were incidental to commercial fishing when it was legal for fishermen to protect their gear and catch by shooting sea lions.
After fishery regulations were put in place to protect sea lions and help with their recovery, the rate of decline for the western population decreased from 15 percent to 5 percent a year.
Between 2000 and 2004, the western population increased at about 3 percent a year - the first increases since the 1970s.
7 responses
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Adrian Rodriguez gave props (27 Feb 2008):
Nice Shot..............You have my Vote
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Jon Argyropoulos gave props (28 Feb 2008):
You have my vote also, Irina...excellent capture. :~}
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Jay Heidner gave props (6 Mar 2008):
Great work!
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reza vaezpour gave props (9 Mar 2008):
Cool... my vote.
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Cadewell Brunson gave props (1 Apr 2008):
Colorful, cute, and ironic
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Joseph Kurtysh gave props (4 Apr 2008):
will give my vote for everything you put out
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Gloria Childers gave props (4 Nov 2008):
The real Alaska. Really nice picture.
