What is the first image in your mind when we mention Harp Seal? Dog in Ocean? endangered animals? How much do we know about the real situation of seals? Let's walk into the world of seals together

The above are all Harp seal mothers specially swam from the North Pole to Canada to breeding the next generation in order to avoid the polar bears, when baby is born Harp seal will not leave their baby alone within few days they will not eat any food and their only mission is to feed their babies because for baby seal Lactation period only got only 12day or shorter!! but no worry Harp Seal will consume their own fat into the source of energy to replace foods and protein In order for the baby seal to grow up quickly, the fat content in the mother’s breastfeeding will be as high as 50 to 60%,But everything have an exceptional for those Harp Seal run out of stamina will dive into the sea to look for some extra protein to produce milk for their babies and return to find their own baby within few hours but sadly not all baby seal are lucky some Harp are unable find they way to go back to where they baby located because sometime ice floes in Canada will floated to different location within few days for those baby who lost their mother will not be able survive for the rest of the 12days. The remain lucky baby seal their mother will leave them after 12days and swim back to north pool and the rest of they life they need to learn how to survive and hunting fish under ocean. Fate should be like this until they meet the biggest predator its definitely not polar bear ………………..its human.

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Seal fur was once a sought-after item in European ladies' clothing, and the gentle nature of seals makes them the easiest large wild mammals to hunt. In Canada, the hunting of seals is legal, and more than 10,000 families in the east make a living from it. Each spring is the season for hunting seals.

The hunting method is cruel

40 years ago, thanks to the efforts of animal protectors, many European women began to be ashamed of wearing seal fur, and eventually forced the European market to ban the trade of seal fur. However, in recent years, fishermen have come up with a way to make money from seals, which is the so-called seal whip market. Its hunting methods are also more cruel-to chop off a certain private part of the male seal with an axe , and then let them die slowly on the ice. . . .

Traditionally, Hunter just walk up to seals and hit them with a wooden stick or axe, and they will die immediately. Many hunters just use sharp steel hooks to drag the seals alive after they stun the seals and skin them alive. Some hunters shook off the mother seal and directly grabbed the baby seal in her arms. After knocking down this young life, they immediately skinned it. The International Foundation for the Protection of Animals requires that seal hunters must conduct simple tests before skinning the seals to ensure that the seals have died. But the reality is that few hunters implement such tests

That being the case, why does the Canadian government support the hunting of seals? First of all, the number of seals is large, and they are not endangered species. Second, the seal industry and some politicians think, cod fish production declined year by year in recent years Canadian waters. If seals are not hunted, the production of cod will continue to decline, so quotas for hunting and killing Greenland seals are issued every year. However, experts point out that the decline in cod fish reserves is entirely due to human overfishing, and the number of seals will not affect the reserves of coastal fish. This year, the hunting quota announced by Canada’s Federal Minister of Oceans and Fisheries He En is: 335,000 seals-the highest hunting quota in history.

Behind the hunting of seals is a huge profit-driven. According to statistics, commercial seal hunts on the east coast of Canada contributed US$16.5 million in tax revenue to the government in 2004, about US$13 million in 2003 and US$21 million in 2002.。

The product is not amazing

The World Association for the Protection of Animals declared that "Canada seal hunting is the cruelest and largest hunting activity on the planet!" Environmentalists in Britain and the United States and other countries called on their governments to boycott Canadian products, which made the Canadian government attitude staying passive. The members of the International Organization for the Treatment of Animals even used semi-naked demonstrations and simulated seals with their fur to protest against the Canadian government's permission for hunters to kill seals.

In response to the opposition from the international community, the Canadian government has formulated some specific regulations on the hunting of seals, such as banning the hunting of baby seals that are less than 12 days old and whose fur is still white. But the reality is that 95% of the seals killed are only 12 days to 3 months old. Little seals are still very unskilled in swimming skills and are unwilling to leave the ice, so they are more likely to be hunted.

The American Society for the Protection of Animals recently stated that if seal hunts in Canada this year reach unacceptably cruel levels, the organization will call on people to boycott Canadian seafood. The Mexican Senate also formally condemned Canada's actions and requested a ban on any seal fur products imported into Mexico.

In fact, seal products are generally not seen in the Canadian, American, and European markets at present, because the relevant publicity has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Instead, seal products are selling well in the Asian market. Experts say that the first thing to save seals is to stop consuming seal products. In fact, the effects of some products are not as magical as the businesses boast.

On April 12, Canada's largest seal hunt in half a century officially started. Although the Canadian government insisted this year that the hunting operation will be more moderate, the move was strongly protested by international animal protection organizations and environmental protection organizations.。

Blood stained the sea

The annual hunting of seals by Canadian hunters has begun again. In 2005, hunting activities brought 8.3 million pounds of income to Canada. In 2006, on the glacier of the Gulf of St. Lawrence in Canada, 335,000 baby seals will be killed by hunters. This is also the highest hunting quota ever.

There are 18 species of seals in the world, 7 in the Arctic and 4 in the Antarctic. The seal is not big, only 1.5 meters to 2.0 meters long, the largest one weighs 150 kilograms, and the female is slightly smaller, weighing about 120 kilograms. It is mainly distributed around the Arctic and Antarctic and in the temperate or tropical seas. Under natural conditions, seals sometimes swim in the sea, and sometimes come to the shore to rest in groups. Seals can swim very well, with speeds of up to 27 kilometers per hour. They are also good at diving. Generally, they can dive about 100 meters. Weddell seals in Antarctic waters can dive to a depth of more than 600 meters for 43 minutes.