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...
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low to hunt commercially. The Mediterranean monk seal has experienced both commercial and illegal hunting since the Middle Ages and has always been threatened...
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The harp seal (Pagophilus groenlandicus), also known as Saddleback Seal or Greenland Seal, is a species of earless seal, or true seal, native to the northernmost...
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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...
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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...
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Sealer (section Seal hunting)
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...
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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...
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hunting Bobcat hunting Varmint hunting Rabbiting Rook shooting Culling Commercial hunting and traditional sustenance hunting Seal hunting Whaling, dolphin...
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food Wildlife trade Food portal "These Countries Consider Whale and Seal Hunting Essential Activities During the Coronavirus Pandemic". United States...
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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;...
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Pinniped (redirect from Seal (mammal))
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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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...
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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...
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Brandal (section Seal hunting)
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...
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Whitecoat (category Seal hunting)
banned the offshore commercial hunting of whitecoats and bluebacks on December 30, 1987. Grey seal Harp seal Seal hunting Tore Haug; Kjell Tormod Nilssen;...
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seal, northern fur seal, and Cape fur seal, suffered dramatic declines and are still recovering. Currently, most species are protected, and hunting is...
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the monopoly on seal-hunting there, but the industry shrank considerably owing to seal-hunting on the open sea. The North Pacific Fur Seal Convention of...
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Baikal seal, Lake Baikal seal or nerpa (Pusa sibirica) is a species of earless seal endemic to Lake Baikal in Siberia, Russia. Like the Caspian seal, it...
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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...
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Netsilik (section Hunting and fishing)
was integral for seal hunting. In the winter months the Netsilik would migrate out onto the sea ice where they would fish and hunt seal. The Netsilik people...
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Angry Inuk (category Seal hunting)
Pangnirtung, where seal hunting is essential for survival, the film follows Peter and other Inuit to Europe in an effort to have the EU Ban on Seal Products overturned...
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main threats are hunting, including subsistence hunting, and bycatch. Seal strandings are not considered a large threat to hooded seal populations but...
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The ringed seal (Pusa hispida) is an earless seal inhabiting the Arctic and sub-Arctic regions. The ringed seal is a relatively small seal, rarely greater...
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syndrome caused by the constant life-and-death trials involved in solo seal hunting. No satisfactory reasoning from such disparate ideas have been reached...
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Russia, outlawed open-water seal hunting and acknowledged the United States' jurisdiction in managing the on-shore hunting of seals for commercial purposes...
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animals Culling wildlife Hare coursing Hunting International primate trade Ivory trade Predation problem Seal hunting Wild animal suffering Wildlife management...
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The Pribilof Fur Seal Monument is a tribute to the Aleut sealers of the Pribilof Islands in the Bering Sea of Alaska. The monument was unveiled on St....
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Bouvet Island (category Seal hunting)
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...
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distinguish them from the distantly related harbor seal (Phoca vitulina). The monk seal's physique is ideal for hunting its prey: fish, lobster, octopus and squid...
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seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) is a relatively large and abundant true seal with a circumpolar distribution surrounding Antarctica. The Weddell seal was...
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