<p>Double breasted cormorants on East Sand Island in the Columbia River near Waco, Wash., on Aug 12, 2011.</p>
May 23, 2015
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May 23, 2015 9 p.m.
Protecting a population
Government hunters prepare to kill salmon-eating birds
Government hunters have begun scouting an island at the mouth of the Columbia River as they prepare to shoot thousands of hungry seabirds to stop them from eating baby salmon.