HAL BERNTON: ‘Since September, six sea lions have been confirmed to have died from gunshot wounds in central Puget Sound and Kitsap County, according to Seal Sitters Marine Mammal Stranding Network, a group that responds to reports of stranded or dead sea lions. Another seven are suspected to have died from “acute trauma” caused by … Continue reading Dead sea lions are washing up on Puget Sound shores — with bullet holes