When Viktor Nikiforov heard about the dead Caspian seals along Russia’s Dagestan coast near the city of Makhachkala, he and a group of researchers went to have a look. On the first day, they found 30 seal bodies strewn across the sand. The next day, they discovered even more. “In three days, we found 170 […]
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Man sentenced for shooting protected elephant seal dead on California coast
A man has been sentenced to three months in federal prison for shooting a protected northern elephant seal to death on the central California coast. Armed with a .45-caliber handgun and a flashlight, on the night of 2 September 2019 Jordan Gerbich, 30, opened fire on an elephant seal at a popular viewing area where […]
Footage Shows Baby Seal Being Hit with Rocks by Tourists
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 […]
Scotland Bans Seal Hunting and Shooting
News from the Humane Society International (HSI) shared that Scotland banned seal shooting by the fisheries industry on June 17. Many seals are shot annually in Scotland in the name of protecting commercial fisheries. Scottish Parliament approved the bill, which amends the Marine Scotland Act. The bill repeals licenses for the shooting of seals as […]
Scottish salmon farmers to be banned from shooting seals
Salmon farmers in Scotland will be banned from shooting seals and face tougher controls on using acoustic devices to scare them off under stricter wildlife protection laws. Scottish ministers are introducing the measures due to fears the US could ban Scottish salmon imports because killing and harming seals will breach US regulations protecting the welfare […]
Petition: Ask Norway To End This Year’s Barbaric Seal Hunt With A Quota Of 18,548 Harp Seals
The Norwegian government is going ahead with their sickening seal hunt yet again this year. They have announced that the seal hunt can be conducted without an animal welfare inspector on board. The reason is said to be the risk of COVID-19. As noted in a statement by Respect For Animals,“among the crews to go hunting without inspection […]
Petition: Demand Justice for Seals Who Were Murdered and Decapitated!
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, […]
Petition: Stop the Slaughter of Seal Pups in Namibia!
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 […]