U.S. officials investigating after video appears to show man kicking sea lion
United States wildlife authorities are investigating after a video appeared to show a person kicking a sea lion at a beach in California. 2:05 Hundreds of sea lions hit the beach on Central Vancouver Island “NOAA Fisheries’ Office of Law Enforcement is investigating reports of a video on social media that shows an interaction between an individual and sea lion, allegedly in La Jolla Cove,” the agency wrote in a Facebook post. “In the video, the individual appears to be kicking the sea lion.
- ▪United States wildlife authorities are investigating after a video appeared to show a person kicking a sea lion at a beach in California.
- ▪2:05 Hundreds of sea lions hit the beach on Central Vancouver Island “NOAA Fisheries’ Office of Law Enforcement is investigating reports of a video on social media that shows an interaction between an individual and sea lion, allegedly in L
- ▪“In the video, the individual appears to be kicking the sea lion.
6 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 34 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: lean left. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ US officials investigate after video appears to show person kicking sea lion — The Guardian — US
- ▪ Video appears to show person kicking sea lion: "Disgusting act" — CBS News — US
- ▪ Federal officials investigate after a video appears to show a person kicking a California sea lion - AP News — Google News
- ▪ Federal officials investigate after a video appears to show a person kicking a California sea lion — ABC News — US
- ▪ Federal officials investigating after video appears to show man kicking a sea lion on a California beach — NBC News — Top
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United States wildlife authorities are investigating after a video appeared to show a person kicking a sea lion at a beach in California. The federal National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said in a statement on social media that there is an ongoing investigation into the incident.The video appears to show a man approaching a sea lion sitting on a seawall and kicking the animal while another person is recording and can be heard laughing in the background. 2:05 Hundreds of sea lions hit the beach on Central Vancouver Island “NOAA Fisheries’ Office of Law Enforcement is investigating reports of a video on social media that shows an interaction between an individual and sea lion, allegedly in La Jolla Cove,” the agency wrote in a Facebook post.
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