Is the Fake Orca the Solution to Astoria's Sea Lion Problem?

[nsaspook]

http://www.kptv.com/story/29245673/plan-to-use-fake-orca-to-scare-off-astoria-sea-lions-fails

ASTORIA, OR (KPTV) -

Efforts to remove hundreds of nuisance sea lions in Astoria took a strange turn Thursday, with the Port of Astoria deploying a boat-like contraption made to resemble an orca to scare off the animals.

The orca boat

was originally built as a parade float, but when it's designer heard of the Port's sea lion problem, he offered its services.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Well, I think we got to give Sea Lions a bit more credit on being able to recognize a live Orca and a parade float.

 

[jedishrfu]

Will the wonders of science never cease... Perhaps they should have made a sub that looks like an orca...

 

[nsaspook]

We need to use the tried and true solution from the past.