Talk:Herschel the sea lion

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A fact from Herschel the sea lion appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 5 June 2024 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Herschel the sea lion was defended by Greenpeace?

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Greenpeace backs Hershel

Is Herschel typo'd in this source?
The cite is missing a url and I couldn't easily find one. ~ Tom.Reding (talk ⋅dgaf) 16:53, 5 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Tom.Reding: I've been trying to find an open access copy to link to. I originally accessed the article though NewspaperArchive in wikipedia library. The union Bulletin archives are paywalled here but its a link that can be used, so I've added the URL.--Kev min § 17:18, 5 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by Bruxton talk 02:49, 24 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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... that Herschel the sea lion was defended by Greenpeace?

Source: Walla Walla Union Bulletin "Greenpeace backs Hershel" https://wallawallaunionbulletin.newspaperarchive.com/walla-walla-union-bulletin/1985-12-13/page-12/

ALT1: ... that game agents tried to scare away Herschel the sea lion and his cohort by using "seal bombs"? Source: The Times News "Hershel flees firecrackers, returns to feed on trout" https://books.google.com/books?id=oKojAAAAIBAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false
ALT2: ... that Herschel was actually a series of sea lions in the 1980s and 1990s? Source: Gammon, Katharine. "Herschel, the Very Hungry Sea Lion". Hakai Magazine
Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Hesperocyparis guadalupensis

Created by Kevmin (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 349 past nominations.

Kev min § 18:15, 13 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Length, date, hooks, qpq checks out. No close paraphrase found. --Soman (talk) 21:21, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Reverted page move

@Ravenpuff:, I reverted your changes to the lede and article title, as "Herschel" was a series of male sealions over a decade (80's-90's). This is reflected in the article prose and in the sources that note the original male likely disappeared by 85-86 and the name was conferred by the media and authorities each year after on the largest male that arrived at the locks.--Kev min § 19:40, 24 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]