Seal hunting, or sealing, is the personal or commercial hunting of seals. Seal hunting is currently practiced in nine countries: Canada, Denmark (in self-governing...

low to hunt commercially. The Mediterranean monk seal has experienced both commercial and illegal hunting since the Middle Ages and has always been threatened...

The leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx), also referred to as the sea leopard, is the second largest species of seal in the Antarctic (after the southern elephant...

the profits from seal hunting are small compared to those of other Namibian industries, with seal watching bringing in more than seal harvesting does.[citation...

The harp seal (Pagophilus groenlandicus), also known as the saddleback seal or Greenland seal, is a species of earless seal, or true seal, native to the...

Seal finger, also known as sealer's finger and spekkfinger (from the Norwegian for "blubber"), is an infection that afflicts the fingers of seal hunters...

Caicura Islets. After the end of large-scale seal hunting in the 19th century, the southern elephant seal recovered to a sizable population in the 1950s;...

Mediterranean monk seal and Hawaiian monk seal are ranked as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Besides hunting, pinnipeds also...

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Sealer may refer either to a person or ship engaged in seal hunting, or to a sealant; associated terms include: Sealer Hill, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica...

The ringed seal (Pusa hispida) is a small earless seal species found in Arctic and sub-Arctic regions. Its common name is derived from a distinctive patterning...

Congress, Ryan traveled to Newfoundland to investigate the practice of seal hunting. He was also known for his vocal criticism of the lack of congressional...

food Wildlife trade Food portal "These Countries Consider Whale and Seal Hunting Essential Activities During the Coronavirus Pandemic". United States...

the seal population and left the island. In all, the islands furnished more than 16 thousand cubic metres (4.3 million US gallons) of elephant seal oil...

920/sq mi). Brandal was historically known as the home of seal hunters, which had annual hunting trips to the White Sea from 1898 until 1939, and to West...

expedition to arrive at the island was American Benjamin Morrell and his seal hunting ship Wasp. Morrell, by his own account, found the island without difficulty...

island. It is a major breeding ground of harp seal and hooded seal that has been used for seal hunting for more than 200 years. The International Hydrographic...

the important role of seal hunting in Inuit culture and the negative impact that activist organizations trying to stop the seal hunt have had on the lives...

proudly supporting the practices and preservation of her culture such as seal hunting." In 2020 she provided narration in the music video for "End of the Road"...

seal, northern fur seal, and Cape fur seal, suffered dramatic declines and are still recovering. Currently, most species are protected, and hunting is...

The Baikal seal (Pusa sibirica), also known as Lake Baikal seal or Baikal nerpa, is a species of earless seal endemic to Lake Baikal in Siberia, Russia...

250 meters, with an average depth varying between specimens. Monk seals prefer hunting in wide-open spaces, enabling them to use their speed more effectively...

banned the offshore commercial hunting of whitecoats and bluebacks on December 30, 1987. Grey seal Harp seal Seal hunting Tore Haug; Kjell Tormod Nilssen;...

brown fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus), also known as the Cape fur seal, and Afro-Australian fur seal, is a species of fur seal. The brown fur seal is the...

seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) is a relatively large and abundant true seal with a circumpolar distribution surrounding Antarctica. The Weddell seal was...

syndrome caused by the constant life-and-death trials involved in solo seal hunting. No satisfactory reasoning from such disparate ideas have been reached...

The hooded seal or bladdernose seal (Cystophora cristata) is a large phocid found only in the central and western North Atlantic, ranging from Svalbard...

the ban was upheld. Seal hunting occurs in various parts of the world for commercial, subsistence and cultural reasons. Seal hunting is also carried out...

combat sports such as cockfighting and dog fighting, and some forms of hunting and fishing. Activities characterized as blood sports, but involving only...

The bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus), also called the square flipper seal, is a medium-sized pinniped that is found in and near to the Arctic Ocean...