Thieving sea lions break into salmon farm and refuse to leave

Conservationists say the farms are a danger to sea lions and other marine mammals, who can become entangled in their netsDozens of thieving sea lions in western Canada have spent the last few weeks gorging on fish after brazenly slipping into an industrial salmon farm - and ignoring all attempts to make them move on.Cermaq, the aquaculture giant with operations in Norway, Chile and Canada, says the wily predators were able to evade netting and electric fences in late March as part of a "breach event" at the Rant Point farm near Tofino in British Columbia. Continue reading...