WA - Cowlitz County - Sea Lion !

RicInOR · Feb 28, 2020

Quick reference - north of Vancouver WA a bit, kinda near Mt. St. Helens. If you are in the area, try hwy 503 and 504.

‘It just kept moving:’ Sea lion that wandered into Cowlitz County hills trapped after long standoff

The estimated 600- to 700-pound female Steller sea lion made its way into the hills from the Cowlitz River up various creeks and onto a wooded area of the Southwest Washington county.

www.seattletimes.com

The Oregonian has video:

‘It just kept moving:’ Sea lion that wandered into Cowlitz County hills trapped after long standoff

Sea lions are a common sight in tributaries of the Columbia River, but one mammal made it far beyond.

www.oregonlive.com

BrentN · Feb 28, 2020

I think it wandered around Wal Mart for weeks before anybody noticed.

RicInOR · Mar 2, 2020

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Lost in the Woods

A Steller sea lion was found wandering in the woods, miles away from the nearest body of water big enough for it to swim in. Apparently it had gone for a bit of a flopabout on the beach and taken several wrong turns, each one getting it farther and farther away from the river.

You can tell it was a sea lion and not a sea lioness because it never stopped and asked for directions.
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