Sea Lions slaughtered, Suspects sought

Saw this story, and couldn't pass up a chance to write this headline, but that isn't the reason I posted this story, This little blurb is.

Six federally protected sea lions were apparently shot to death on the Columbia River as they lay in open traps put out to ensnare the animals, which eat endangered salmon. State and federal authorities are investigating.
Seven California sea lions were trapped on the Columbia starting April 24 after the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals approved their capture. One died during a medical inspection before transfer to a Sea World park.
Washington and Oregon have been granted federal authorization to capture or kill as many as 85 sea lions a year for five years at the base of the dam, where they feed on endangered salmon headed upriver to spawn.

"Hey!, How dare you kill the sea lions we were catching so we could kill them!" Ya gotta love the hypocrisy.