Sea lion in B.C. suffering from gunshot wounds to the head euthanized

A sea lion being treated for gunshots to the head has been euthanized at the Vancouver Aquarium’s Marine Mammal Rescue Centre.
The aquarium says in a Facebook post the eight- to 10-year-old Steller sea lion named Ukee had been getting worse.
A veterinary team says Ukee was blind because of his injuries and had likely been suffering for several weeks before being rescued in Ucluelet on Oct. 11.
Head veterinarian Dr. Martin Haulena says the sea lion wasn’t responding to treatment and h