"A Roaring Battle Over Sea Lions"

How would you like your sea lion? In an article from People Magazine, Bill Hewitt describes the feelings surrounding the once endangered species.

Here are all the word lists to support the reading of Grade 10 Unit 5's texts from SpringBoard's Common Core ELA series: I Need to Wake Up, The 11th Hour, Global Warming Alarmism, Global Warming, Green Cliches and Polar Bears, A Roaring Battle, Stop Sea Lion Killing, Sea lions vs. salmon
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  1. sleek
    having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light
    the creatures, sleek and playful, are more like old friends than ordinary animals
  2. prey
    hunt for
    Because they prey on endangered wild salmon that also inhabit the Columbia, many locals see them as a threat to their way of life.
  3. rancorous
    showing deep-seated resentment
    Feelings, already running high, have lately hit a new and more rancorous phase.
  4. apparently
    seemingly; as far as one can tell
    the animals had apparently died of heatstroke, but how the gates slammed closed remained a mystery
  5. negligence
    the trait of ignoring responsibilities and lacking concern
    Whether it was vigilantes or negligence, humans killed them
  6. oust
    remove and replace
    Those in favor of ousting the sea lions insist that their measures are a modest response to a critical problem.
  7. remarkable
    worthy of notice
    Meanwhile, the California sea lion, hunted nearly to extinction in the last century, has made a remarkable recovery since being protected in 1972
  8. stipulation
    a restriction insisted upon as a condition for an agreement
    The plan to remove the sea lions included the stipulation that efforts be made to find zoos or aquariums to take as many of the animals as possible.
  9. elude
    escape, either physically or mentally
    Only those left over could be euthanized--or shot if they eluded capture.
  10. favor
    promote or prefer over another
    Hudson argues that it is the activists who have let their emotions get away from them, favoring the cute sea lions over the less attractive fish.
Created on Wed Oct 15 20:47:23 EDT 2014 (updated Wed Oct 15 22:38:21 EDT 2014)

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