Sentences with phrase «of seal hunters»

In a second round of cases in Luxembourg, a number of seal hunters failed (yet again) to convince the General Court to annul the EU - wide ban on trade in seal products.

Not exact matches

Fat seals were the richest prey, but hungry bears also picked muscle tissue out of seal carcasses and took advantage of a whale that human hunters had caught.

In Africa many races, nations and communities of men exist within the whole range from hunter and food gatherer to the urban dweller sealed off from nature by pavement, plumbing and prophylaxis.

Little known fact *, the first belt in recorded history is attributed to Grrrog, a prehistoric hunter who got tired of his seal - fur pants falling down when he was chasing mastodons across the Siberian steppes.

Dirk is less the «adventurer» of the novels than a very tanned, very bland former Navy SEAL / current treasure hunter / archaeologist, you know, the average capitalist yahoo with little on his mind but the next haul; though he learns the usual lesson and saves a few lives, he also finds his treasure.

Dirk is less the «adventurer» of the novels than a very tanned, very bland former Navy SEAL / current treasure hunter / archaeologist, the average capitalist yahoo with little on his mind but the next haul.

Sala and his team discover that pristine seas feature an inverted food chain, with an abundance of predators like sharks, polar bears, seals and crocodiles, which thrive when safe from fishermen and hunters.

The series follows a band of former SEALs in their new adventures as treasure hunters who can't seem to avoid getting sucked into intrigue.

But for the body discovered by three seal hunters, winter is a matter of permanence.

These dogs were renowned for their prominent roles as excellent hunters capable of hunting down large predators such as seals and bears.

They also were excellent hunters of seals and protected the Mahlemuts from polar bears.

They were bred to be sled dogs but were also utilized as hunters aiding in the capturing of seals and polar bears.

Once home to a large population of elephant seals, hunters greatly reduced the seal population by overhunting the species.

For the remainder of the 19th century, this small oceanic outpost was occupied by various seasonal fishermen, transient seal hunters and Chinese lobster trappers.

We spend two days exploring the island by foot taking in the panorama of rocky islets and sea stacks, once the lonely preserve of settlers and seal hunters and now returned to nature.

Whether it's aiding a group of hunters in their quest to take down the combined force of mammoths and giants, stumbling across a cage - match between bear and seal or simply reaching the top of a massive mountain and gazing upon your path, there's always something to discover.Did I mention the dynamic and frequent encounters with dragons?

While currents and winds play a role, scientists say, the expanding open water in the far north provides the latest evidence that the Arctic Ocean, long a frozen region hostile to all but nuclear submariners and seal hunters, is transforming in summers to more of an open ocean.

The Inuit hunters will be happiest of all because there will be more seals and polar bears.

In dismissing the arguments put forward by the seal hunters, the General Court made a number of interesting statements regarding the EU's ability to severely restrict trade of an «exotic import» (a product not made within the EU) within the EU's internal market on grounds of protecting the welfare of animals living outside the EU.

This does not mean that the seal hunters will not prevail in the end (although I doubt it), as they have also challenged the Commission implementing Regulation, which will enable them to challenge the basic Regulation too (the decision of the GC in that case can be found here and my comments are here).

The Grand Chamber today dismissed the appeal by the seal hunters to annul the basic regulation prohibiting the marketing of seal products on the EU internal market.

In the prior case, the seal hunters challenged the basic regulation banning trade in seal products (Regulation 1007/2009 of the European Parliament and the Council), but lost because the General Court found that they lacked standing to challenge a legislative act (this case is currently under appeal).

The source of contention in all of these cases is that a number of third countries and seal hunters are not too happy with the EU's decision to damage their economic interests for reasons of protecting the health and life of animals not situated within the territory of the EU (granted, Greenland is part of the Kingdom of Denmark, but most EU law does not apply there, see article 198 - 204, 355 TFEU and Annex II of the Lisbon Treaty).

In the second and present set of cases, the seal hunters are again challenging the basic regulation, but this time through a plea of illegality that challenges the Commission's implementing Regulation (Regulation 737/2010).