NATURE | A Mystery in Alaska | Blame Killer Whales? | PBS

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/a-mystery-in-alaska/introduction/888/ Many fishermen feel they're being framed for declines in Steller's sea lions. Frustrated fishermen captured video of killer whales thrashing at sea lions in a harbor. Elsewhere, one killer whale was found with the remains of at least 13 sea lions in its stomach. Despite this evidence, the role that killer whales are playing in the mystery of disappearing sea lions remains unclear.

NATURE's "A Mystery in Alaska" airs on PBS Sunday, September 27, 2009 at 8 p.m. (check local listings), part of the 27th season of the Peabody and Emmy award-winning series produced by Thirteen/WNET New York for PBS. Major support provided by Canon U.S.A. Inc. For more information, visit http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/a-mystery-in-alaska/introduction/888/

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• alaska
• conservation
• fisheries
• killer
• lions
• nature
• orcas
• pbs
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• steller
• whales
• wnet

[I0Watch0Fred]

OMG, They have to eat! It's our fault too! We are hunting Sea Lions, and thats what the Orca's eat, so it's our fault to, don't just blame the Pourposes!

[ILoveYouToThe9999999]

KILLER WHALES EAT SEA LIONS.

[krazyface123]

It's Alaska what do u expect? It's where sarah palin is from. Of course obvious things are mysteries to them!

[dizzyarcher01]

this has been going on for at least 17 years because when i was a young child i had an orca and a sealion toy and they were best friends and my parents told me in the wild they dont play so nice together :P so this is really old news

[zhinshi]

Omigosh..this is soooooo ancient.....how can it be a so called 'mystery'???? Orca's HAS been eating sealions... WOW!!! Amazing..even the scientists are puzzled....I wonder what kind of place or dimension or timeline they are living...

[imnotabear]

what's the mystery? orcas AND fishermen are killing sealions

[sparklywindsield88]

Pretty sure that orcas have always eaten seals and sea lions

[WhiteRabbitTricks]

Orca whale ''but sir, I didn't kill it on porpoise!''....

[orcaandsims]

@andypanda105 agreed

[jj9345]

Shouldn't we just stay out of it. its nature. FOOD CHAIN!!

[andypanda105]

yes they eat what they want,but when we take what they want and do not replenish the supply so they eat other things, I think mankind needs to stay out of the oceans and stop polluting it with trash,Humans should not take anything from the ocean it does not belong to you!

I think it should be a world wide law Commercial fishing should be stopped..

if they want fish they should have farm raised the fish and give half if live fish back to the ocean that has been selfishly misused

[UchihaE93]

they can`t blame the orca, the sea lions are a part in their food!

It`s like blaming us for eating too much cows( beef, steak) and such, those animals are a part of our food.

so in other words this is the stupidest thing I have ever heard!