Canada senate committee endorses seal cull
Canadian senators on Tuesday endorsed a plan to cull 70,000 grey seals in the southern Gulf of Saint Lawrence in an effort to preserve groundfish stocks.
Canadian senators on Tuesday endorsed a plan to cull 70,000 grey seals in the southern Gulf of Saint Lawrence in an effort to preserve groundfish stocks.
Ecology
Oct 23, 2012
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A Dutch marine rescue centre for baby seals said Friday more than 100 of the sea mammal pups had washed up along the country's northern coastline after recent storms.
Ecology
Jan 13, 2012
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Changing environmental conditions may threaten marine mammal populations by making it harder to find prey, and a new study shows how small, gradual reductions in prey could have profound implications for animal populations.
Plants & Animals
Mar 8, 2023
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Antarctic fur seals that were hunted to near extinction have recovered but now face dangerous decline because of a lack of food, new research suggests.
Plants & Animals
Oct 16, 2023
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NOAA's Fisheries Service scientists studying the cooperative hunting behavior of killer whales in Antarctic waters observed the animals favoring one type of seal over all other available food sources, according to a study ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 30, 2011
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(AP) -- The seals can stay and play at a La Jolla swimming cove.
Ecology
Nov 14, 2009
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Scientists have discovered a previously unknown breeding site used by the world's rarest seal species.
Plants & Animals
Mar 1, 2021
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Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, who pioneered the use of satellite tags to monitor the migrations of elephant seals have compiled one of the largest datasets available for any marine mammal species, ...
Plants & Animals
May 15, 2012
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Arctic marine mammals and fish populations are on the rise, according to a report released on Monday by the the Arctic Council's biodiversity working group at a Montreal conference.
Ecology
Apr 24, 2012
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The Kazakhstan government and environmentalists Tuesday sounded the alarm over the declining numbers of endangered Caspian seals after 35 animals were found dead over the weekend.
Ecology
Mar 27, 2012
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