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Petition: Demand Justice for Seals Who Were Murdered and Decapitated!

October 7, 2019October 8, 2019 Supertrooper Leave a comment

Seals are one of the marine animals that are often victims of plastic pollution. Just three months ago, the British Divers Marine Life Rescue saw one of the worse cases of entanglement they’d ever seen when a seal was killed by the 77 pounds of plastic and fishing gear that was tangled in. Like seals, […]

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Petition: Stop the Slaughter of Seal Pups in Namibia!

August 28, 2019August 24, 2019 Supertrooper 17 Comments

Marine animals in general are suffering due to the terrible ways we are devastating our oceans with plastic. Seals, are one of the many marine animals currently struggling with the invasion of plastic, ghost fishing gear, and litter along their habitats. They are sadly common victims of entanglement. You would think that no one would […]

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POLL: Should the salmon-farming industry be allowed to slaughter seals?

POLL: Should the salmon-farming industry be allowed to slaughter seals?

March 11, 2019November 19, 2019 Supertrooper 13 Comments

Seals are supposed to be protected under UK law, but salmon farmers can get a special licence that makes it legal for them to shoot and kill these marine animals, who are just trying to feed themselves and their families in order to survive. The shooting continues throughout the animals’ breeding season, which takes place […]

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Endangered Hawaiian monk seals face new challenge: eels stuck up their noses

December 13, 2018December 9, 2018 Supertrooper Leave a comment

The Hawaiian monk seal has become endangered due to a range of threats, from fishing net entanglements to disease. Now the beleaguered species is facing an unexpected new challenge – eels getting stuck up their noses. A picture of a monk seal with an eel up its nose was shared this week by a Hawaii-based […]

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‘Mate, what just happened?’ Seal slaps kayaker in face with octopus

September 30, 2018September 29, 2018 Supertrooper 1 Comment

A kayaker paddling in the waters around New Zealand has been given an unusually close look at its marine life when a seal appeared to throw an octopus at him. Kyle Mulinder was enjoying a clear day on waters off the coast of Kaikōura in the South Island when he was slapped in the face […]

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Japan Has Killed Over 50 Minke Whales in a Protected Area of Antarctica

September 24, 2018September 15, 2018 Supertrooper 5 Comments

Japanese whalers have already harpooned and slaughtered over 50 minke whales this year in an area of the Ross Sea in Antarctica that is off-limits to fishing. They have done this by labeling their slaughter for “scientific purposes.” The hunting of whales for profit has been banned since 1986 but Japan, Iceland and Norway have […]

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POLL: Should Orcas be bred and displayed in Chinese marine parks?

POLL: Should Orcas be bred and displayed in Chinese marine parks?

March 28, 2017November 20, 2019 Supertrooper 4 Comments

SeaWorld announced a year ago that it would end orca breeding at its parks in the U.S. One year later and nearly 8,000 miles away in China, another such program is just getting started. The Chimelong Group, one of the country’s biggest amusement park operators, revealed that it opened a breeding center for orcas on […]

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Alaska seal can be protected based on future climate threat, court says

November 1, 2016October 29, 2016 Supertrooper Leave a comment

Species can be listed as “threatened” and receive protection based on climate change projections that stretch until the end of the century, a federal appeals court has ruled, in a decision that could have major implications for the fate of animals as their environment rapidly changes. A three-judge panel at the US ninth circuit court […]

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