Seals
Farewell, Docile Creature: Caribbean Monk Seal Declared Extinct
Because of human disturbance, the Caribbean monk seal has vanished from the face of the earth.
Facts About Seals
Seals are part of the enigmatic semi aquatic marine world. They are pinnipeds or little ‘winged feet’ creatures and cousins to the walruses, sea lions, true seals and fur seals.
Elephant Seal
The Elephant seal is a large mammal. It is a phocidae or a seal without ears! The ocean-going Elephant seal belongs to the genus Mirounga and nearly became extinct in the nineteenth century.
Leopard Seal
The Leopard Seal is truly a unique mammal. Not only is it the only species in its genus, but it is also a classic example of convergent evolution.
Controversial Seal Hunt Underway in Eastern Canada
Despite loud outcries from animal rights groups and public figures around the world, Canada’s annual harp seal hunt got underway Saturday in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
Canadian Seal Hunters Trapped
Canadian coastguards were last night battling to rescue hundreds of seal hunters trapped in thick ice off the country's Newfoundland east coast. Some 100 sealing vessels became stuck in drifting pack ice on Wednesday and the crews of at least four boats have already been flown to safety.
Seal Pup Hunt Begins Despite World Protests
Seal hunters and protesters gathered on the Canadian ice floes yesterday for the start of a hunt that could see the slaughter of up to 325,000 pups in the coming weeks.
320,000 Will Die in Canada's Biggest Seal Cull for More Than 50 Years
Skin trade fuels government's quota increase. It was carnage on a scale the frozen ice floes of Newfoundland have not seen for more than half a century. The cull started early in the morning, with more than 70 boats disgorging hundreds of seal hunters on to the ice.
Cull of 300,000 Baby Seals Begins
Thousands of commercial hunters armed with clubs, rifles and spears moved on to the ice floes off eastern Canada today to kill more than 300,0000 baby seals for their pelts over the next few weeks.
Seal Hunt Goes On, Despite Protests
The largest seal hunt in almost 50 years continues today on the ice floes and islands off eastern Canada as a picture in some of this morning's newspapers shows a seal hunter apparently about to beat one of the animals to death. Armed with rifles and spears, some 12,000 sealers began the...
Outrage at new mass slaughter of baby seals
Soon after dawn breaks above Newfoundland tomorrow, the ice sheets will be suffused with crimson as an army of hunters embark on the largest single cull of baby seals in more than half a century.
Belgium Bans Cat, Dog And Seal Fur
Belgium has banned the import and trade of fur from dogs, cats and seals. The ban brings the number of EU nations that have outlawed the trade in cat and dog fur to five – Belgium now joining Italy, France, Greece and Denmark.
Seal ‘Whisperer’ Fights To Keep On Helping
Francois Hugo has been rescuing and rehabilitating seals in South Africa for five years, but officials are now threatening him with jail if he continues.
International Groups Unite Against Canada Seal Slaughter
Over the next three years, the Canadian government will allow the legal slaughter of nearly 1,000,000 baby seals, 95 percent of whom are only 12 days to 12 months old.
Harbor Seals Shown to Differentiate Killer Whales
A study recently conducted by Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Center researchers has shown harbor seals to be capable of distinguishing between killer whales that prey upon fish and mammals by their vocalizations.
A Nation's Fate is Sealed
Forget Sars or the North Korean threat, Japan's biggest worry is the fate of one aquatic mammal, writes Jonathan Watts.
Blob's Travels Win Seals of Approval
Researchers have identified one of the great seducers of the Southern ocean. An elephant seal called Blob travelled 3,200 miles from Macquarie Island in the south Pacific to father at least 19 pups in the Falklands in the south Atlantic. Elephant seals do nothing by halves. Bull seals can...
Canadian coastguards were last night battling to rescue hundreds of seal hunters trapped in thick ice off the country's Newfoundland east coast. Some 100 sealing vessels became stuck in drifting pack ice on Wednesday and the crews of at least four boats have already been flown to safety.
Seal Pup Hunt Begins Despite World Protests
Seal hunters and protesters gathered on the Canadian ice floes yesterday for the start of a hunt that could see the slaughter of up to 325,000 pups in the coming weeks.
320,000 Will Die in Canada's Biggest Seal Cull for More Than 50 Years
Skin trade fuels government's quota increase. It was carnage on a scale the frozen ice floes of Newfoundland have not seen for more than half a century. The cull started early in the morning, with more than 70 boats disgorging hundreds of seal hunters on to the ice.
Cull of 300,000 Baby Seals Begins
Thousands of commercial hunters armed with clubs, rifles and spears moved on to the ice floes off eastern Canada today to kill more than 300,0000 baby seals for their pelts over the next few weeks.
Seal Hunt Goes On, Despite Protests
The largest seal hunt in almost 50 years continues today on the ice floes and islands off eastern Canada as a picture in some of this morning's newspapers shows a seal hunter apparently about to beat one of the animals to death. Armed with rifles and spears, some 12,000 sealers began the...
Outrage at new mass slaughter of baby seals
Soon after dawn breaks above Newfoundland tomorrow, the ice sheets will be suffused with crimson as an army of hunters embark on the largest single cull of baby seals in more than half a century.
Belgium Bans Cat, Dog And Seal Fur
Belgium has banned the import and trade of fur from dogs, cats and seals. The ban brings the number of EU nations that have outlawed the trade in cat and dog fur to five – Belgium now joining Italy, France, Greece and Denmark.
Seal ‘Whisperer’ Fights To Keep On Helping
Francois Hugo has been rescuing and rehabilitating seals in South Africa for five years, but officials are now threatening him with jail if he continues.
International Groups Unite Against Canada Seal Slaughter
Over the next three years, the Canadian government will allow the legal slaughter of nearly 1,000,000 baby seals, 95 percent of whom are only 12 days to 12 months old.
Harbor Seals Shown to Differentiate Killer Whales
A study recently conducted by Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Center researchers has shown harbor seals to be capable of distinguishing between killer whales that prey upon fish and mammals by their vocalizations.
A Nation's Fate is Sealed
Forget Sars or the North Korean threat, Japan's biggest worry is the fate of one aquatic mammal, writes Jonathan Watts.
Blob's Travels Win Seals of Approval
Researchers have identified one of the great seducers of the Southern ocean. An elephant seal called Blob travelled 3,200 miles from Macquarie Island in the south Pacific to father at least 19 pups in the Falklands in the south Atlantic. Elephant seals do nothing by halves. Bull seals can...