UK to Impose Total Ban on Shooting of Seals

Representatives of the Green Party in the United Kingdom drew attention to the fact that the seal populations, an iconic symbol of the North Sea, are declining at an alarming rate. According to the statistics they supplied, between 3,000 and 5,000 seals are shot by licensed hunters each year,... [ read more >> ]

Scottish seal populations have decreased by 56 percent in just 7 years

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Scottish seal populations have decreased by 56 percent in just 7 years