What species of seals are being killed in Eastern Canada?
Canada is killing three different species of seals on the East Coast. The largest number of a seal species killed are harp seals (Phoca Groenlandica). The average length of an adult harp seal is 1.7 meters or 5.6 feet for both male and females. The average weight of an adult is 130 kilos or 287 pounds. The population is between 2.8 and 3.8 million according to the David Miller of the Scottish Natural Heritage Trust. A harp seal has a life span of approximately 30 years. They feed on crustaceans and small fish. Ironically, they do not feed during the birthing and mating season between February and May. They return to Arctic regions for feeding. Canada has set a quota of 325,000 for 2006 for this species, 5,000 more than were killed in 2005. For the first 7 days of a harp seals life they have a yellowish-white coat and are called yellowcoats. During the 2nd and 3rd week of their life, they are called whitecoats. Although the hair follicles are actually transparent and hollow they appear
Canada is killing three different species of seals on the East Coast. The largest number of a seal species killed are harp seals (Phoca Groenlandica). The average length of an adult harp seal is 1.7 meters or 5.6 feet for both male and females. The average weight of an adult is 130 kilos or 287 pounds. The population is between 2.8 and 3.8 million according to the David Miller of the Scottish Natural Heritage Trust. A harp seal has a life span of approximately 30 years. They feed on crustaceans and small fish. Ironically, they do not feed during the birthing and mating season between February and May. They return to Arctic regions for feeding. Canada has set a quota of 325,000 for 2006 for this species, 5,000 more than were killed in 2005 For the first 7 days of a harp seals life they have a yellowish-white coat and are called yellowcoats. During the 2nd and 3rd week of their life, they are called whitecoats. Although the hair follicles are actually transparent and hollow they appear w
