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A pack of rowdy sea lions has invaded Newport Harbor, sinking boats, thrashing docks and with their cacophony of barking turning residents into sleepless zombies.
In a scene that has played out up and down the West Coast, the whiskered creatures are charming tourists but exasperating local officials, who are studying a far-flung set of strategies to thwart the federally protected mammals.
On Wednesday, the city's Harbor Commission debated the situation, which has taken on added urgency since 18 sea lions piled onto a 37-foot sailboat and sank it over Labor Day weekend.
"A barking dog doesn't hold a candle to this. It's like 40 barking dogs in surround sound," grumbled Balboa Peninsula resident Darci Schriber.
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/bizarre/3358455
In a scene that has played out up and down the West Coast, the whiskered creatures are charming tourists but exasperating local officials, who are studying a far-flung set of strategies to thwart the federally protected mammals.
On Wednesday, the city's Harbor Commission debated the situation, which has taken on added urgency since 18 sea lions piled onto a 37-foot sailboat and sank it over Labor Day weekend.
"A barking dog doesn't hold a candle to this. It's like 40 barking dogs in surround sound," grumbled Balboa Peninsula resident Darci Schriber.
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/bizarre/3358455
