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How to avoid great white sharks and what to do if you encounter one

How to avoid great white sharks and what to do if you encounter one

June 21, 2022June 12, 2022 Supertrooper Leave a comment

Like it or not, great white sharks are wending their way north to begin their annual visit in Atlantic Canada and feast on their favorite snack—the region’s abundant seal population. The forbidding predator—best known for terrifying a generation of beachgoers with its outsized portrayal in the film Jaws—typically returns to the region from July to […]

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Canada’s commercial hunting has devolved into the unnecessary slaughter of threatened harp seals

Canada’s commercial hunting has devolved into the unnecessary slaughter of threatened harp seals

April 29, 2022April 26, 2022 Supertrooper 4 Comments

Ocean waves pound on the sides as a lone seal pup sleeps on a frail ice floe. He’s only two weeks old and can’t swim for lengthy periods of time, thus he won’t be able to survive without this ice platform. However, the delicate floe is melting quickly, and storms are hastening its demise. He […]

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Over 47 tons of plastic found at US marine reserve – and an entangled seal

Over 47 tons of plastic found at US marine reserve – and an entangled seal

May 8, 2021March 11, 2022 Supertrooper 1 Comment

In a span of just over three weeks, more than 47 tons of plastic waste were removed from America’s largest protected marine reserve, sometimes directly off animals, a stark reminder of the scourge of plastic pollution in the world’s oceans. An expedition spent 24 days clearing 10 miles of shoreline in the atolls and islands […]

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Footage Shows Baby Seal Being Hit with Rocks by Tourists

Footage Shows Baby Seal Being Hit with Rocks by Tourists

July 20, 2020February 18, 2021 Supertrooper 5 Comments

A baby seal was hit with rocks in Kazakhstan according to footage filmed by a local. Per the Daily Mail, the seal pup came up on the beach and then was attacked. The video shows the baby pup approaching the beach curiously and then getting hit with rocks and stones along the eastern shore of […]

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