Sentences with phrase «annual seal hunt»

But it seems, to many who have participated in years passed, hunting seals isn't quite as appealing as it used to be.Although the annual seal hunt opened earlier this week through northeastern Newfoundland, reports say that folks aren't showing up in the numbers they have in the past.

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He notes that the average Norse farmer had to balance the spring - and summertime demands of his own farm with annual communal walrus and migratory seal hunts.

Abstract Under current climate trends, spring ice breakup in Hudson Bay is advancing rapidly, leaving polar bears (Ursus maritimus) less time to hunt seals during the spring when they accumulate the majority of their annual fat reserves.

Unable to hunt seals on the melting ice, hungry polar bears have been coming into villages to feed off scraps and bones during the annual whale hunt.

The annual Canadian seal hunt is one of the most controversial events in the world when it comes to animal rights issues — animal rights groups stage angry protests, critics loudly call it unsustainable, and the European Union