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  2. Seal hunting - Wikipedia

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    In 1983, the European Union banned the import of whitecoat harp seal pup pelts (pelts from pups less than about two weeks of age, when the pups molt). As a result, the market for pelts dropped. The kill rates thus declined in subsequent years to an average of about 52,000 seals from 1983 to 1995. During this time, the harp seal population ...

  3. Seal mothers 'may be moving to less crowded sites'

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    The number of pups born on one of England's best-known seal sites is levelling out, figures suggest. A group that counts grey seal pups on a five-mile (8km) stretch of Norfolk coast around Horsey ...

  4. Inuit cuisine - Wikipedia

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    Seal: Depending on the season, Inuit hunt for different types of seal: harp seal, harbour seal, and bearded seal. Ringed seals are hunted all year, while harp seals are only available during the summer. [9] Because seals need to break through the ice to reach air, they form breathing

  5. Harp seal - Wikipedia

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    Adult harp seals grow to be 1.7 to 2.0 m (5 ft 7 in to 6 ft 7 in) long and weigh from 115 to 140 kg (254 to 309 lb). [1] The harp seal pup often has a yellow-white coat at birth due to staining from amniotic fluid, but after one to three days, the coat turns white and stays white for 2–3 weeks, until the first molt. [2]

  6. Rescue Seal Pup's Very First Swim Is Such a Joy to See - AOL

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  7. Baby Rescue Seal Prepping for Release Into Wild Is the ... - AOL

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    Trying to recreate these skills for seal pups in rehabilitation centers has proven challenging, and studies have shown that seals raised in captivity forage farther and longer than their wild ...

  8. European Union ban on seal products - Wikipedia

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    At least 15 seal species are currently hunted, but the majority of hunted animals belong to five species: harp seals, ringed seals, grey seals, hooded seals and cape fur seals. [3] The seal populations that are hunted for commercial purposes – an estimated 15 million animals – are generally not endangered.

  9. First seal pups of season born at nature reserve - AOL

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    The first pups of this breeding season are arriving on the Suffolk coast.