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Thinning Ice: Harp Seals in Crisis - Wild Eye Magazine

As a teen growing up on a dairy farm in upstate New York, I had one framed poster on my wall. It was a harp seal photo by Bob Talbot.

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@harpsealsdotorg @harpsealsdotorg.bsky.social · 1d

5./ (right on up to the upcoming 2026 "hunt", where we know its still going to happen again) - and has in fact played out every year on whatever ice there was since long before the author claiming to love them was ever born...🦭

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4./ I was sad to observe very little information about the seal "hunt" at the bottom of the article & the false claim the hunts are largely a thing of the past.
Although reduced over the past 15 years for a variety of reasons, the Canadian DFO-endorsed harp seal slaughter is alive and well...🦭

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@harpsealsdotorg @harpsealsdotorg.bsky.social · 1d

3./ In our opinion, this article describes the ice conditions in the Gulf fairly well, but severely under-emphasizes the impact of the annual slaughter of seal pups for their pelts - & the continuing impact the extreme slaughter from the mid-1990's until 2008 is having on the population today.🦭

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@harpsealsdotorg @harpsealsdotorg.bsky.social · 1d

2./ An older article found online- but then recently updated in 2025 - regarding the thinning ice conditions the harp seals are contending with as our planet continues to warm.🦭

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Thinning Ice: Harp Seals in Crisis - Wild Eye Magazine

As a teen growing up on a dairy farm in upstate New York, I had one framed poster on my wall. It was a harp seal photo by Bob Talbot.

wildeyemagazine.com

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IUCN SSC Marine Conservation Committee (MCC) @sscmarine.bsky.social · 5d

ICYMI

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Global treaty to end subsidies for destructive fishing takes effect

A landmark global treaty to curb billions of dollars in government subsidies for overfishing took effect on Sept. 15, Mongabay contributor Elizabeth Fitt reported. The agreement marks the first time t...

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safe-climate @safe-climate.bsky.social · 6d

Hurricane Melissa made 4 TIMES more likely by global warming. Reliance on oil, gas and coal increased its likelihood and intensity. These storms will become even more devastating if we continue overheating the planet by burning fossil fuels. By Xantha Leatham
www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/...

Hurricane Melissa was made 4 TIMES more likely by climate change

Hurricane Melissa - the most powerful storm in Jamaica's history - was made four times more likely by climate change , according to a study.

www.dailymail.co.uk

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Vegan Street @veganstreet.bsky.social · 23d

A new comprehensive study from the EAT Lancet Commission concluded that unless most on the people in the wealthier countries adopt a mostly plant-based diet, the worst effects of climate change will be unavoidable, even if humans successfully switch to cleaner energy.

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Animal Justice @animal-justice.bsky.social · 9d

"The belugas & other animals at Marineland deserve to live. A legal system that allows them to be killed because it is economically convenient is one that needs to change." — Maneesha Deckha, Professor & Lansdowne Chair in law, University of Victoria

The fate of Marineland’s belugas expose the ethical cracks in Canadian animal law

The threat to kill the belugas as a solution to its economic woes, while shocking, reflects the ethical emptiness of the Canadian legal system when it comes to animals.

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The Wildlife Society @thewildlifesociety.bsky.social · 13d

In the 1990s, the Atlantic cod fishery collapsed and was then banned by the Canadian government. Cod numbers still haven’t fully recovered, but new analysis reveals that harp seal predation is only part of a larger ecological problem.

Are harp seals hampering cod recovery? - The Wildlife Society

One of the biggest fisheries in the North Atlantic collapsed in the 1990s—and numbers are still down

wildlife.org

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@harpsealsdotorg @harpsealsdotorg.bsky.social · 10d

wildlife.org/are-harp-sea... "The recovery of both cod and harp seals—and likely other oceanic creatures as well—depends on the recovery of capelin in the North Atlantic and a more resilient ecosystem. The question is if—and how—that will occur."

Are harp seals hampering cod recovery? - The Wildlife Society

One of the biggest fisheries in the North Atlantic collapsed in the 1990s—and numbers are still down

wildlife.org

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Meme by the wonderful @veganstreet.bsky.social

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Ecofriendly Beer Drinker @ecofriendlybeer.bsky.social · Jan 14

“People are waking up to the fact that putting a whale in a glass jar is just about as cruel as it gets,” says Phil Demers, who worked for 12 years as a senior trainer at Canada’s MarineLand.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Five years, multiple deaths: what is happening at the home of the last captive whales in Canada?

Ontario’s Marineland lost five belugas last year, which the park’s management puts down to the ‘circle of life’. But activists claim animal welfare is at stake

www.theguardian.com

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@harpsealsdotorg @harpsealsdotorg.bsky.social · 22d

🧵The International Union for Conservation of Nature has made it clear: It is time for Canada to END the slaughter of harp seals and begin to develop a conservation plan for the species.
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/world/arctic...

Arctic seals and more than half of bird species are in trouble on latest list of threatened species

Arctic seals are being pushed closer to extinction by climate change and more than half of bird species around the world are declining under pressure from deforestation and agricultural expansion,

www.thecanadianpressnews.ca

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Wet Tribe @wettribe.bsky.social · 21d

Plastics are not only a primary marine pollutant but a significant driver of the climate crisis. Mangrove propagules found during ocean plastic recovery tie our cleanup, wetland restoration, and coral protection efforts together–mangroves capture carbon and lower acidification. #WetlandWednesday

Mangrove propagules floating along with ocean plastic

Collecting a handful of mangrove propagules over the side of the boat

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Humane World for Animals Europe @humaneworldeurope.bsky.social · 21d

Mike Moser, former Director of Standards for the International Fur Federation and former Chief Executive for the British Fur Trade: “There’s no doubt about it, fur farms are hideous places.”

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Humane World for Animals Europe @humaneworldeurope.bsky.social · 21d

The True Cost of Fur shows EU fur industry in serious decline. In the last decade, the number of animals killed for fur is down 86%, number of fur farms is down by 73% & value of sales is down 92%. There’s no future in fur. We call on @ec.europa.eu to end cruel fur farming for good

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Humane World for Animals Europe @humaneworldeurope.bsky.social · 21d

📉🦊Does the production of fur contribute to the EU economy, or just the opposite? A new economic analysis gives the answers. Join this online event and follow our live posts to learn more.
Full report: griffincarpenter.org/reports/a-fu...
Watch live at: europeanparliament.webex.com/wbxmjs/joins...

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@harpsealsdotorg @harpsealsdotorg.bsky.social · 22d

3. Please write to officials and push them to action. Visit our new exciting website:
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@harpsealsdotorg @harpsealsdotorg.bsky.social · 22d

2. "The three species highlighted in the latest IUCN report — harp, hooded and bearded seals — have been moved up to a designation of greater concern in the latest update, indicating they are increasingly threatened by extinction, Kovacs said."🦭

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@harpsealsdotorg @harpsealsdotorg.bsky.social · 22d

🧵The International Union for Conservation of Nature has made it clear: It is time for Canada to END the slaughter of harp seals and begin to develop a conservation plan for the species.
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/world/arctic...

Arctic seals and more than half of bird species are in trouble on latest list of threatened species

Arctic seals are being pushed closer to extinction by climate change and more than half of bird species around the world are declining under pressure from deforestation and agricultural expansion,

www.thecanadianpressnews.ca

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@harpsealsdotorg @harpsealsdotorg.bsky.social · 25d

vegconomist.com/food-and-bev... “Plant-based seafood that truly impresses”👍

Mind Blown™ Launches Foodservice Packs of Plant-Based Dusted Scallops on WebstaurantStore - vegconomist - the vegan business magazine

US company Plant Based Seafood Co., the owner of the Mind Blown™ brand, has announced that its award-winning Dusted Scallops are now available in bulk

vegconomist.com

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