I am not talking about the few and far between seals on the island, the sunshine coast or even in Vancouver. I am talking about the traditional seal territories way up north in Nunavut, Quebec, Alaska, Siberia and Newfoundland. Where you can see hundreds of thousands packed together like the sardines.
so why this
"No matter where seals live in Canada we need to kill a lot more then we do"
So do tell, why do we need to kill a lot more seals in Canada ***no matter where they live*** (your words) if the only overpopulated colonies are in traditional seal territories? There's this little thing called consistency, it helps if you are trying to make a point.
Further, natural populations keep themselves in check, especially in relatively isolated (from human impact) areas like nunavut. I'd fully expect a sudden drop in population if seals were truly overpopulated. Disease, lack of food, lack of space, aggression towards young would take its toll. Wild populations go up and down, it's the way it has always been. I'm sure you learned that during your degree...also, I'm sure during your zoology courses they never brought up "culling" as a natural solution to population control. Wasn't aware you could get a zoology degree...you must have your masters or did you mean your major was zoology? In any case, very interesting stuff to study and I'm somewhat envious...always wanted to get more into it in university than I did.
Author
Topic: Seal Hunt – Should B.C. Follow suit? (Read 18888 times)